*Valeria*

My lips were nearing his again, and my heart was thumping in anticipation.

Then, with a groan of effort, Dominic leaned back…away from me.

A whine I had never heard before left my lips, causing Dominic to smile and my cheeks to flush in embarrassment. My cheeks had to be the shade of a lobster by now.

It was too late to back down now.

I grabbed his shirt and started pulling him towards me, but he gripped my hands and stopped us once ...