Kaius didn’t give her a chance to speak as he pushed the door closed behind him, his hands already cupping her face, his lips crashing into hers with an urgency that stole the breath from her lungs.
Raya gasped against his mouth, her body instantly reacting to the fire surging between them. He tasted like warmth, like hunger, like something she craved but wasn’t sure she could control. His hands moved, gripping her waist, pulling her against him so tightly she could feel the steady, strong rhythm of his heart pounding against her chest. The heat of him seeped into her skin, even through the thin fabric of the robe she had wrapped around herself.
“Kaius—” she tried to speak, but he silenced her with another deep, searching kiss, his hands moving with certainty as he untied the knot of he
