Dominic "The moment of love felt real, until I shattered it." Hunger clawed at me, impossible to silence. The second my lips met hers, it was gasoline fire—explosive, consuming. I grabbed her, lifting her onto the cool marble counter, my hands gripping the curve of her ass. Her breath hitched, her lips parted, and for a second, I just stared. She was flushed, trembling, her chest rising and falling like she’d been waiting for this moment as much as I had. The belt came undone with a frantic tug. There was no time for tenderness, no time for pretence—the door wasn’t locked, and anyone could walk in. The danger only made me hungrier. “Let’s get this over with,” I muttered, though every nerve in my body screamed this wasn’t something I’d ever get over. Her legs parted for me, and when m

