Chapter 56

Liam

She kissed me.

Alaria kissed me.

The woman that I longed for… kissed me.

And it wasn’t out of hesitation. It wasn’t cautious or confused. It wasn't because she wanted something out of it. It wasn't because she had to kiss him back. It was her who initiated the kiss.

And I knew that it was hunger, it was desire, it was lust. It was her giving in to the feelings that were left unspoken.

And it wrecked me.

And when she asked me to prove it when she looked me in the eye, I could not help but find myself wanting to embrace her with everything that I had.

I didn’t ask. I didn’t wait. I grabbed her hips and slammed her against the tree behind us, my mouth crashing back onto hers like I was starved, like she was the only thing that could ever make me feel whole again. Like she was the one person that I desired because she was. She truly was.

She gasped, but didn’t pull away. She didn't even try to push m