As the kiss deepened, Ross's hands gripped her waist, guiding her movements with a mixture of tenderness and dominance.
He could sense her hesitation but felt her body responding more and more with every passing second.
His cock throbbed, eager and ready, and he wanted nothing more than to push through her resistance and claim her completely.
"Absolutely gorgeous," he murmured against her lips, his voice low and sultry, wrapping around her like a warm embrace. "Embrace what you feel. It's okay to surrender to this moment."
The heat of his words washed over her, and for a fleeting instant, she considered giving in entirely.
The intoxicating blend of pleasure and conflict coursed through her, and she felt herself teetering on the edge of a precipice.
Every instinct told her to back away, to remember the life she had known, but the growing desire within her urged her to dive headfirst into this uncharted territory.
