ARIA
He took that as permission and kissed me like he was claiming territory.
His mouth crushed mine, tongue sweeping in, tasting every gasp and moan. He tasted like whiskey and dark spice. I moaned into the kiss and he swallowed it, fisting my hair to tilt my head exactly how he wanted. Teeth scraped my bottom lip. He sucked it into his mouth, biting just hard enough to sting before soothing it with his tongue.
When he pulled back for air, his voice was rough. "You kiss like you've been starving for this. Have you ever let anyone touch you like this before?"
I froze, face burning.
His thumb stroked my cheek. "Tell me, Aria."
"No," I whispered, shame and defiance mixing in my voice. "I'm… I'm a virgin. Cassian and I… we were waiting for the wedding night. He said it wou
