Chapter 40: *The City of Sins*
The look in his eyes was real, making her heart beat so fast, she thought it would jump out of her chest.
"Eira…" he murmured, almost as if he was saying it to himself, savoring her name. "You're everything I didn't know I needed."
She caught her breath, the space between them charged with silent words that were louder than any fireworks.
She sighed softly, her hands found his shoulders as she held on, feeling herself fall deeper into his embrace.
"Callian…" she whispered, so quietly, but he heard.
His eyes met hers one more time, a small, knowing smile on his lips appeared like a Christmas gift.
"Yes, love?" he asked in a deep and filled-with-a-barely-held-back-passion voice.
She looked into his eyes, feeling the trust and openness that this moment held.
"Take me," she ordered.
He leaned in and kissed her deeply, his hands roamed freely, touching, caressing, marking.
