Her chest ached as she realized how much he was giving her in that moment, how much he was trying to tell her without speaking. His emotions were almost overwhelming. She felt the intensity of his longing, the vulnerability he rarely showed, and the sheer devotion that radiated from him like heat.
As his hands trailed down her sides and back up again, she let herself surrender completely. There was no room for doubt, no space for fear. In this moment, she wasn't the cautious woman she had become—she was just Nia, with Zack, letting herself feel alive again.
The weight of his body against hers was grounding, yet the fire in his touch made her feel like she was floating. When she opened her eyes and met his gaze again, her breath hitched at what she saw there.
Zack was staring at her with an intensity that made her chest tighten. His pupils were dark, his jaw tense, but his eyes… They told her everything.
