Chapter 10

Aria

My pulse spikes. “What main event?”

“PDA,” he says casually, his eyes darting to my lips. “I’m gonna kiss you.”

“What?” I practically choke.

“Relax,” he says with a smirk. “You wanna piss them off, don’t you?”

I glance at Ethan and Vanessa, who look like they’re about to implode. My wolf, Gail, is practically howling in my head, and I know this is dangerous territory. But I nod anyway, taking a deep breath. And because I’m clearly a masochist, I let him lean in.

Holy. Shit.

The second his lips touch mine, it’s like the Fourth of July goes off in my chest. Sparks, fireworks—hell, maybe even a nuclear explosion. His lips are soft but insistent, and when his tongue brushes against mine, it’s like my whole body goes up in flames. My hands clutch his shirt, and I forget about Ethan, Vanessa, the ship…everything.

All I care about is the way his mouth moves against mine, confident and demanding, like he owns me.

Fuck!