*Alistair*

‘She wants to kiss me,’ Alistair thought wondrously to himself. ‘She’s thinking about what we did a few nights ago and she’s looking at my mouth. She wants to kiss me again. F*ck... I want her to.’

He felt the air shift between them when she had finished telling him about her and Rowan's story. Needless to say, it hadn’t changed a single thing in his mind about her. She was still the compassionate, honest woman whom he’d defended in front ...