Chapter 31 – Just This Once
The rain poured in sheets, soaking everything in sight, but neither of them moved. Amira’s chest rose and fell rapidly, her body trembling—partly from the cold, but mostly from the fire building between them.
Xavier’s breath was shallow as he stared at her. Her wet dress clung to her skin, outlining every curve he had only touched in dreams. Her lips were parted, swollen from the kiss, and her eyes shimmered with something between pain and longing.
She looked like temptation wrapped in heartbreak.
And he couldn’t resist.
He leaned in again, crashing his mouth to hers, and this time, she didn’t pull away. Her fingers clutched at his soaked shirt as the kiss deepened, turned hungrier—desperate. Her fear battled with desire, but her body had already chosen for
