Sophia’s P.O.V

I didn’t expect it to feel like this.

His lips found mine like they were meant to—like the whole world had been waiting for this one fragile, beautiful moment to fall into place. And I didn’t hold back. I didn’t think so. I didn’t resist. For once, I let the storm inside me calm, and I sank into the kiss with every fiber of my being.

Nathaniel’s hands moved along my body like he was tracing a map he had memorized long ago, learning every curve ...