[Lilia]

My body thumped with the sensation of anonymity—both in exhilaration and dread. I was inhaling his air, the scent of booze with a bit of mint blowing across my face like a halo around me. His intense mossy gaze dilated, the black part of his eyes swallowing most of his mossy hues with a forbidden desire wanting to consume me, and I found myself entrapped in it.

Kael removes his necktie. The fabric’s swooshing sound resounded between us just as he captured both my wrists. His nose, ...