I yanked Ruby to me, holding her tight.
When my tears dried, I lifted my head, meeting her gentle gaze.
The air between us changed from one of comfort and care to something charged and alive.
The lust and longing I had denied myself ignited.
My body burned for the woman I was holding, and Ruby's eyes widened, the same desire flaring in their vivid blue color.
Giving her the chance to say no, I lowered my head, pausing over her quivering lips.
"Please?" I whispered, not certain what I was asking.
Her feather-soft whimper was all I needed, and my mouth met hers with a hunger I had never experienced.
It wasn't only lust and desire. It was need and longing.
It was redemption and forgiveness. All of it wrapped up in one tiny woman.
It was like being reborn in a fiery burst of flames that licked and snapped at my spine.
Every single nerve hummed in my body. I could feel every inch of her pressed to me; every curve fit to me as if she were made for me and me alone.
