Alex’s POV
As the kiss deepened— the room seemed still, the sounds of the casino outside muffled behind the heavy door, but inside, it was anything but calm. My heart pounded against my ribs, my breaths shallow as Rhys’s lips moved over mine with an urgency that sent every nerve in my body sparking to life.
I bit his lip as the longing grew and ravged me. f**k! I wanted him!
I melted into him, my hands tangling in his hair as if they belonged there, like they’d been waiting for this exact moment to remember how to hold on. His kiss was fire and recklessness, but there was something tender beneath it, something careful—as if he knew this was dangerous for us both but neither of us could pull away.
He pulled me closer, his arms wrapping around me with a gentleness that shouldn’t have bel
