Aurora pov

We were both finally naked on the bed, our bodies pressed together in a tangle of heat and need. His lips crashed against mine, desperate and hungry, like we couldn't get enough air without each other. My hands roamed his back, nails digging in just enough to make him groan into my mouth.

The room felt charged, the air thick with our shared breaths, and I could feel my pulse racing everywhere, my neck, my chest, between my legs.

Manuel pulled back slightly, his eyes dark with ...