-MIA-
The moment his lips touched mine, my mind just… checked out.
I should’ve pulled away. I should’ve remembered the contract, the rules, the truth that none of this was real. But instead, time collapsed, and I was stuck inside it, weightless, caught between shock and desire.
One arm locked around my waist, dragging me closer. The other slid to the back of my head, fingers tangling in my hair, tugging until my breath hitched.
His grip tightened, and a broken sound slipped out of me. His masculine cologne wrapped around us, sharp and intoxicating, making me dizzy. He coaxed my lips open, and when his tongue brushed mine, the world blew apart.
A supernova of sensation.
Asher’s kiss wasn’t gentle. Not tentative. Not soft.
It was dominant. Savage. Unyielding.
It was a claim.
He was
