Chapter 30
Rhett’s POV
The lights flickered once more, and Astrid’s eyes locked on mine with a mixture of fear and fire.
Her chest heaved against me, her lips parted, and every instinct in me screamed to claim what had been building between us.
Her body was still trembling, not just from fear anymore. I could feel it in the way her thighs brushed mine when she shifted, in the way her gaze lingered on my mouth like she hated herself for wanting me.
“Astrid…” I growled low, my voice coming out rougher than I intended.
She shivered, and that was it. My lips crushed against hers.
The kiss wasn’t sweet. It wasn’t careful. It was brutal, hot, everything I’d been holding back pouring out at once. She gasped, her hands on my chest like she didn’t know whether to shove me away or drag me cl
