Gavriel felt his control beginning to snap just from staring at her lips. But when his gaze drifted back to her eyes, he noticed how heavy they were with exhaustion.
Forcing himself to rein in his desires, he caught her wrist before her hand could touch his arousal.
Her eyes snapped to him instantly in question.
Leaning in, he cupped her jaw, dragging his thumb across her lower lip. "You really like getting yourself into trouble, don't you?" he asked in a low, rough voice.
When she blinked slowly at him, a faint smile touched the corner of Gavriel's lips.
"Yes, I know you do. Just like right now. But let me tell you something for certainty." He brushed his lips slowly against hers and whispered, "I will claim this pretty little mouth of yours too. Just… not today."
Aliana's heart skipped a beat, and heat bloomed across her skin as she stared at her gorgeous husband in stunned silence.
