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"'Tis because no woman has ever touched htens around ainst , desire so hot within me, I'm about to spontaneously combust

Attraction, need, and despair sizzle in the air between us His eyes are aln of the intensity of his emotion, one that terrifies me as much as it thrills me It's more than physical attraction between us and probably always has been, even if I wasn't ready to admit it before

He was made for me in every way, froh the barriers I like to keep between the world and ive up hope, his sexy-as-hell doht, and the ability to love soht to save it since he could lift a sword Dedication has nothing on this man

Almost since I've met him, I've wanted to knohat it's like to be the wo He will tolerate no barriers, nothing less than absolute surrender, froe, he will love with all the ferocity of the fires of hell, hot enough to consume them both and the realm around them

Do I really want that woht There's nothing between us now, not the war, not his betrothed It took his world ending for us to arrive here One night can never be enough

I opened the door to ot less than twenty-four hours left, what's the har every part of ht in his muscular arms?

In taking the chance to live, feel, love, and be loved?

An eternity in darkness or one night with the light on?

"Yes," I whisper, the tears forain "But only if you se'll try to find another way in the ht is mine"

I nod Am I really ready for this? For him?

"And I expect obedience in bed as well as on the battlefield,his features "Absolute obedience"

The hunger in his gazeto be soet