*Gemma*

“Kael,” I rasped, my throat tightening, tears threatening, “you promise you’re not joking about this?”

He swallowed hard again, and his voice was still husky, but he was no longer trying to entice me. “This isn’t something I’d talk about lightly, Gemma. Gemma. Goddess, I love saying your name.”

I rasped a delirious laugh. “I like saying yours, Kael.”

Without waiting for permission, both of his palms slid to my ...