“You want to be foolish, that’s on you. I’ve already told you: I’m not that person anymore, and I don’t have room in my life for anyone.” I get to my feet. “I understand what happened, Darian, but I can’t undo the damage that resulted.”
He also stands up, and before I can stop him, he seizes me by the waist, pulling me toward him in a kiss so heated that my toes curl. For one moment, one glorious, dazed moment, it’s just him and me, one of his hands on my back, the other in my hair, holding me to him. His mouth is hot and wet, and it shoots a spark of need to my lower belly.
Just one kiss, and I feel the wet desire in my panties.
It’s not a sweet or tender kiss, but one fueled by hunger and a desire so fierce that it burns me. My hands aren’t pushing him away; they’re holding onto him f
