I nodded instinctively, my body responding before my mind could catch up.

Wait—are we moving too fast? Yet strangely, I didn't pull away. If anything, just the thought of what might happen next sent a thrill through me, making my breath unsteady.

Ryan chuckled softly, leaning in until his lips nearly brushed my ear, "Gabby—you want this too, don't you?"

I gripped the sheets in my fists, silent.

Seeing my reaction, a smirk flashed across ...