Sergei nodded. “I believe I understand. But there is an adjustment when learning a new language or culture. It takes time to understand all the nuances.”
“I don't even hear the nuances,” she muttered in frustration.
He chuckled. “You must learn communication is not only words.” He gave her a long, slow smile and took a step closer. Lowering his head, he pressed a small kiss against her neck. He inhaled deeply as though smelling her skin, and the sensation of his warm breath against her neck sent a small shiver through her. Wrapping his arm around her, he drew her closer against him. “Thousands of nerve endings are in your body, Ariana. That is thousands of ways to communicate without words or energy.”
She swallowed. She pressed her hands against his chest, and the heat of his skin benea
