She tried to resist.

“Arthur… stop this… I don’t believe anything you say.”

He kissed her shoulder, then her neck.

Her body trembled.

“Do you really think this is a lie, Zoe?” he murmured against her skin.

He didn’t give her time to answer. He simply kissed her.

A desperate, intense, hungry kiss.

He pulled her by the nape of her neck, deepening it. It was wild, urgent, filled with pain and desire.

When they parted, he rested his forehead against hers.

“Give me a chance, beautiful… please… forgi