Chapter 99. Awakening Pleasure

Anastasia POV

The kiss is a whirlwind of emotions, a blend of tenderness and intensity that leaves me breathless. I feel the warmth of his skin, the firmness of his hands holding me gently as if fearing I might slip from his embrace. His touch is both delicate and possessive as if he is determined never to let me go.

I do not want to think about Rowan, I want nothing from him. All I want is Ethan, here and now. The ghosts of the past are swept away by the current of emotions enveloping us, and all that matters is this moment, this connection that binds us so deeply and unbreakably.

Ethan deepens the kiss, and I can feel the urgency of his emotions in every movement. It is a kiss that speaks of promises and shared futures, of dreams and desires that were once locked away in our hearts and are now released to dance in the air around us.

Spontaneously and devouring, he tilts his body over mine, causing us both to lie down on the bed. The mattress yields gently u