The unexpected, electric contact caused my entire body to freeze, sending an involuntary shock through me. The tidal wave of sensation that swept over me drowned out the protests and desperate cries for reason that screamed in my mind.

I was powerless to stop him. Every last glimmer of my resolve was consumed by the raw, unquestionable bond that had ignited between us from the start.

I gave him a fierce, hungry kiss in return, as though I were extracting life from his lips. As I parted my ...