~HAZEL~

The fire crackled softly between us, casting flickering gold across the rough stone walls of the cave. The light danced over Ashton's face, sharpening the quiet intensity in his eyes as he watched me.

I sat on the the cold ground, my heart hammering so hard I was sure he could hear it over the low hiss of the flames.

My fingers trembled as I hooked them into the waistband of my panties that now felt like the final barrier between Ashton and me. Slowly, deliberately, I slid ...