Winter’s POV

I always bragged that I feared no one, that nothing could shake me, but Fadel wasn’t just anyone.

He was a beast who kept his word, and that terrified me more than anything.

So I froze.

I stayed perfectly still as his hand cupped my jaw, tilting it up, and his mouth finally pressed against mine. His lips were warm and demanding, stealing the breath I tried so hard to control, tasting victory the moment I stopped fighting.

His hands slid up my stomach, slow and deliberate, ...