Chapter 16 —Lips on the Cup

Narrator:

Roman didn't pull away completely. He stayed there, leaning over her, his fingers still brushing her chin, as if he were torn between control and disaster. And he lost.

Because it was he who closed the distance, who tilted his head, who sealed his mouth over Aylin's with a kiss that was neither gentle nor proper nor prudent. He didn't hold back. Not this time.

When his lips touched Aylin's, there was no hesitation or subtlety. It was direct, voracious, as i