Chapter 53

She made the hazy decision that it was heaven, brimming with such excruciating sweetness that she felt like she was melting.

For her, it wasn't enough that they kissed. A great deal more. As his tongue delicately retreated from its exquisite stroking dance with hers, she let out a small, despondent groan, as if some hidden part of her knew something she couldn't articulate.

For several long seconds, when he raised his head, her huge, quite hypnotic eyes clung to his before the details of his face came into view.

Anna saw a glimpse of his restrained intensity, the underlying emotion that clouded his eyes, and something else that was beyond her comprehension. She questioned her ability to speak due to her swollen lips and the extremely sensitive interior of her mouth.

She had never felt so delicate or eerily exposed before. Likewise, she raised her left hand to steady herself, but her left wrist sank t