The car hummed quietly along the dark road, headlights cutting through the night. Ryder sat beside me in the back seat, his hand warm on my thigh.
Ryder turned toward me, his dark eyes soft in the low light. He leaned in and pressed a gentle kiss to my temple, then my cheek, then the corner of my mouth.
“I love everything about you ,” he murmured against my skin.
I smiled and turned into him, my hand sliding up his chest. “You’re not so bad yourself, Alpha.”
He chuckled low and pulled me closer, his arm wrapped around my waist.
The kiss started slowly as his lips moved softly against mine, tasting like the mint he’d chewed earlier.
Then it deepened.
His hand slipped under the hem of my gown, his fingers tracing the bare skin of my thigh. I shivered, pressing closer, my fingers
