With a certainty that steals the very air from my lungs.
He can.
He's the only one who can.
His head lifts.
Those gorgeous forest green eyes meet mine.
They're glowing now.
Actually glowing.
Not just with desire.
With something deeper.
Something that reaches straight through me and settles around my heart.
Hungry.
Protective.
Full of the same overwhelming need racing through every inch of me.
“Damn right, Honey.”
His voice is little more than a growl, rough enough to make every nerve in my body come alive.
“I got you. I'm the only one for you.”
The words roll over me, warm and possessive, wrapping themselves around places inside me I didn't even know were empty.
Instead of frightening me...
They make me feel safe.
Wanted.
Chosen.
This makes no sense at all.
But right now? All I care about is this.
Him.
Graham.
He kisses me again before carefully guiding me down to the soft forest floor.
One hand never leaves me.
Like he can't bear to lose contact.
The scent of pine needles and warm earth surrounds us, rich and clean beneath the golden afternoon sun.
Leaves whisper overhead as a breeze drifts through the trees, carrying the scent of summer all around us.