Aurora’s P.O.V

I hadn’t expected this—none of it. The way Caleb’s lips found mine, the way his touch ignited something deep inside me that had been waiting, burning beneath the surface. The ocean stretched before us, a vast and endless witness to the moment we found ourselves in, the moment we surrendered.

His lips were warm, urgent, molding against mine as if he had been holding back for too long. I felt the hesitation in his breath, the way he held me like he was still ...