The Time stopped when his lips met hers, but the flutter only intensified. Stella's heart pounded in her chest as her knees got weaker. She could only focus on how soft he felt against her mouth, how addictively he invaded all her senses.

It still wasn't clear if she dreamed this moment to life, but there was raw emotion in the way his fingers curled around hers. Kevin kept his eyes half open, sneaking a guilty peek at her every time he came back for air, just to make sure this wasn't ...