Tender Awakening

Her pulse drummed in her ears, each beat matching the slow, deliberate brush of his lips along her skin. The air between them was thick with unspoken promises, the kind that made her knees weaken and her thoughts scatter.

Her chest rose in a shallow, unsteady draw of breath, a warm flush spreading across her cheeks as his lips trailed fiery kisses down her neck. She leaned into him, hands res