"And you..." she whispered back, surprising even herself with the boldness, with the claim she was making. "You're mine too."
His eyes darkened at those words, slow, molten heat spreading through his gaze, utterly undone by her reciprocal possession.
Then...
"Tang Fei," he murmured, his voice a low vow that sent warmth pooling in her belly. "Don't say things like that unless you're ready for me to believe you. Unless you're ready for everything that comes with it."
"I am," she breathed, her fingers tightening in his shirt. "I want you to believe me. I want... this. All of it."
For a heartbeat, neither of them moved, the moment suspended in the underwater blue light, fish drifting past unnoticed, the entire world narrowed down to just the two of them.
Then.....
He kissed her.
