SCARLETT ROSE I close my eyes, tilting my head back as I feel Kieran's lips exploring my neck. His touch is firm and intense, and my entire body seems to react—shivering with every kiss he places on my skin. The air inside the elevator grows heavier, charged with an electric tension that threatens to explode. I grip his shoulders tightly, my hands sliding down his back, feeling the heat of his body against mine. His lips trail downward slowly, tracing a path that makes me gasp until they stop between my breasts. I can't suppress the moan that escapes, muffled but impossible to hold back. I try to remind myself that we're still inside an elevator, trapped, but the situation only seems to heighten the fire consuming me. The straps of my dress slip down under his fingers, exposing my

