It was like the moment the words left Dane’s mouth, the burning inside of me grew ten times worse. Now everything made sense. The way my body trembled near him, the way I couldn’t seem to breathe unless his scent filled my lungs, the desperate ache that made me constantly seek his touch… I didn’t realize I was doing it even now, until I found myself removing the distance between us and pressing against him. My arms wrapped around his broad shoulders, and I rose to my toes, seeking the relief of his mouth against mine. I distantly felt my hips grinding against the growling length in his pants, and a strange sound that was half-whimper, half-plea escaped me. My lips brushed against his, and I opened my mouth invitingly, but to my shock, he jerked back. In the blink of an eye, my wrists

