/-Zara-/

I didn't resist him as he kissed me. I couldn’t. Instead, I saw myself pressing my body against his, yearning for him— all of him.

Maleek cupped my waist with both hands, his grip firm and I gasped as my legs instinctively wrapped around him. His lips continued to devour mine, and before I knew it, my back hit the soft sheets.

“Maleek…” I whispered, breathless, my chest rising and falling against his.

His garnet eyes gleamed down at me, darkened with hunger and something ...