He smiled then. “Always, mate.” He lowered his hand to my neck and pulled me to him for a slow-burn kiss before releasing me. I swayed on my feet and he laughed, grabbing my hand again with an easy familiarity that would have taken months, if not years, of dating on Earth. I knew my arousal, my complete surrender, was his to claim if he wanted it. And I knew he could feel my desire for him through the collars. “If you tell anyone I’m sweet, I’ll s***k your a*s and I won’t need Tyran to tell me to do so.”
I blushed at the thought of my gentle giant making my flesh burn. “I’ll keep it a secret.” I was quiet for a moment, just staring at our joined hands, but one image circled in my mind, haunting me. Tyran. Silent Tyran. His heart heavy with a darkness I didn’t understand. Leaving me. Leavi
