~ KILLIAN ~

Shit.

We're right back where we started.

Tess is confused and scared again, her emotions curling around me like fog. I can practically taste her regret.

Don’t screw this up, I tell myself, pulling my finger from her slick, velvety heat. Her body had gripped me moments ago, but now I feel her slipping away. I slide my hand out of her panties, already sensing the shift in her.

Good thing I listened to my instincts. If I’d claimed ...