Chapter 12
Astrid’s POV
His words vibrated against my skin, low and dangerous, seeping straight into my veins like poison I couldn’t resist.
“You’re driving me insane, Astrid Cole.”
The sound of it, the way my name rolled off his tongue–it burned through me, leaving a wildfire I didn’t know how to contain.
I couldn’t think.
Rhett’s body was pressed against mine, hard and unyielding, his heat suffocating, his hold on me inescapable. The towel clung to me like a fragile shield, but the moment his hand shifted against my waist, it felt like even that would betray me and slip away.
“Rhett…” My voice cracked, unrecognizable even to me.
His forehead still rested against mine, his breath hot and ragged, mingling with mine in a space that suddenly felt too small, too forbidden. His gaze de
