Chapter 67 —Kissing her and strangling her...

Narrator:

Roman remained silent for a moment, breathing deeply, his body still pressed against Aylin's, still feeling her tremble in his arms, still completely lost in the intensity of the moment. But then, something changed. He looked at her. Not with the arrogance with which he used to devour her, not with the dark amusement that used to color his expression after each battle between them. This time he looked at her with something deeper.

Without saying a word, he slid his hands down to the restraints on her wrists and, with a slowness unusual for him, undid the knot of the tie.

Aylin barely had time to process it when she felt the warmth of his fingers surrounding her wrists, rubbing them gently, caressing the skin reddened by the pressure.

Roman traced small circles with his thumbs, as if he wanted to erase every mark he himself had left. And then, in a completely unexpected gesture, he brought one of her wrists to his mouth and kissed