ARIA’s POV
My heart hammered like crazy as Cole locked the door behind us in that little private house on the estate. His hands were already sliding down my sides, pulling me flush against him, and damn it, my body lit up like it always did around him. These stupid urges of mine never gave me a break. I was aching again, wet and needy just from the way he looked at me, but I knew I wasn’t ready. Not really. I sucked at this stuff. Last time everything happened in a fog and I barely remembered half of it. If I was gonna get close to Zane like I planned, I needed to know what the hell I was doing. Maybe their old deal could actually help. Get some real experience first so I didn’t look like a total newbie when things heated up with him.
“Cole, stop,” I said, pushing at his chest even thoug
