The kiss was fierce and hungry, raw with desperation. Months of sexual frustration and longing poured from Mira all at once, consuming them both.

In the heat of the moment, the small box Mira had been clutching in her hand slipped and tumbled to the floor, forgotten.

Derek reacted instantly, slipping his hand from her stomach and moving both of his hands to the small of her back, pulling her tight against him until her pregnant belly pressed against the hard muscle of his lower stomach. A low ...