*Tallon*

Like crystals at the bottom of a deep lake, the woman’s eyes drowned out everything around me until she was all I could see. Her long brown hair fell around her face, framing it with a gorgeous curl at the end, and her plush lips were a deep pink, just enough to complement her complexion.

It was unbearably warm where my hand connected around her waist, the heat of her skin seeping through her thin shirt, and I wondered briefly why a beautiful ...