Chapter 16

Seris’s POV

I swallowed hard as he closed the distance. He towered over me, utterly still.

I managed to ask, voice trembling, “What is it?”

His gaze dropped to my lips, lingering for a heartbeat too long. “I want you to kiss me, Seris.”

“What?” I whispered, eyes wide, as I tried to absorb his words. Ronan’s gaze locked onto mine, as if searching for my reaction.

“Wh…a…t?” I stammered again.

He stepped closer, his thumb brushing softly along my jaw. The simple, seductive touch made me tremble. “I want to feel your lips on mine.”

‘Oooh, daddy!’ Eirwen breathed in my mind, and I nearly laughed.

‘Really? Now you wake up?’ I shot back at her telepathically. ‘What should I do? He literally asked to kiss me.’

‘Girl, place your lips on him and claim that breakfast!’ she urged, rolling her eyes so hard I could almost see it.

I flushed. How did she always know what I was thinking? Back and forth, I glanced between Ronan’s inte