Chapter 39

LYDIA’S POV

The moment Cassian responded to the kiss, everything changed.

The hesitation I felt, the fear, the uncertainty that he wouldn't kiss me back…it vanished the second his hand came up to cup my face, holding me in place as he kissed me back.

Harder. Deeper. Like he had been holding back for too long. A soft sound slipped from my lips, muffled against his, as my fingers instinctively curle