Severed Ties

Their mouths collided in a tangle of ragged breath and molten heat, the kiss so intense it seemed intent on melting every last taste and secret between them.

“Sloanie,” Killian rasped, his voice ground raw by desire, “the fact you came at all—God, it means everything. Help me, please. Let me have you, just once—only once, I swear—”

Sloane used the moment his mind slipped into feverish haze. With a