details of his car, but I remaine

wai

s this

stions, each more unse

e's a ser

he's un

night ends

ly placed me into the passenger seat, securing my seatbelt with delib

he brief contact sent a heat surging through

e of his touch-I wanted him, and I k

y, his voice breaking through my tumul

, his tone

live?" His eyes held an intensity that was both reassuring and di

him my address. He started the e

the sound of my erratic heartbeat. Yet, even

up. The Nausea was starting to hit me badly. Each time he shifted gears, hi

delib

surrendering to temptation. After what felt li

e nodded in acknowledgment but said nothing. His silence felt

The name suited him-elegant, otherworldly. Like the archangel himself,

tic about him, a haunting sadn

ade him th

arry beneath that

d suddenly, his voice devoid of emotio

ed me. Of all thing

g my lip. He nodded again,

ity of his questions made me uneasy, but I answered r

swallowing the lump

her

ed, his voice carrying a quiet autho

htly. Sensing my discomfort, he glanced at me

you feel at ease." I sighed, still wary

y head spinning from the alcohol

the ignition. His gaze met mine, and for a moment, I s

a for solace. Before I could stop myself, I leaned in and kissed hi

ing for this. His hands cupped my face, holding me in plac

I could feel his pain, his hunger for connection, and I

a shiver through me before

again, deeply, with an intensity that left me breathless.

it was-a name: Bella. Jealousy su

was B

e mar

came crashing back. What was I do

and moved to kiss me a

e sleep". I said, my voice ting

etness between your thighs? I want to taste it," h

he say such things so braze

He cut me off

down there," he continued, his tone dark and deliberate, his eyes burning with

night," I said quickly, opening the car door

peered through the window. He was s

orsc

t mysterious-he was wealthy. After a few minutes,

g heat of his touch. But as I lay in bed, his face, hi

, I'd remember him, fo