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“That’s better,” he murmured

Then he kissed me

Holding htly but tenderly, he poured himself intoto hi every thought and outside feeling so I could focus solely on the er and felt like velvet and power I tre it had ever been before

We had kissed before, but never like this

Because this was so much more than a kiss

After several long moments, when ently He brushed my hair back behind aze burned into er and sweeter than lust,I could think of

I didn’t dare put a name to it, but in that moment, it made me whole

Chapter Fourteen

Kai didn’t let me leave his rooainst the door and kissedme with his warm, velvety lips

He kissedto feed himself, and when he finally pulled away, there was reluctance in his eyes

I didn’t push for sex, and even though our heavy make-out session left me with the succubus equivalent of blue balls, I felt like I could’ve run a marathon at a flat out sprint by the time I left his dorm room

So turned on I could barely think straight, I made a beeline for the shower and let hot water pour overthe look on Kai’s face when I had shifted back to ainst mine, the warm caress of his breath on my lips

I caive out, and then I ca I was one floor down

One day, we’ll do this together And I hope I fucking survive it e do

When I saw him the next day, Kai and I didn’t talk about what had happened between us—what had changed between us We were both too stubborn and cowardly for that