I don't wince, flinch or freeze as I thought I would.
I want this.
I want his kisses, his affection, and his attention.
I don't care that his heart might still belong to Rose.
Tonight, could be our last night together, my last chance to know what it's like to be wanted.
So tonight, I'm choosing to be selfish.
I am choosing Alessandro.
I kiss him back, matching his fever for possession, and domination.
Gods!
I pour every emotion that's coursing through my veins into our kiss.
The distress, anguish, heartache, and hunger.
My quivering body is being fuelled by the yearning for Alessandro to take over the reins of my terror.
It is as if everything begins to fade away around me.
The caressing of our lips and the faint gasps that escape my mouth drown out the surrounding commoti
