Alex's eyes held Vivienne's... dark, intense, full of unspoken promises. Then they dropped to her mouth.
Her lips were parted slightly, trembling with anticipation, soft and inviting in the afternoon light.
Beautiful.
Irresistible.
Without hesitation, he closed the distance.
His hand slid to the back of her neck, fingers threading through her hair to tilt her head back.
He didn't ask. He simply took. His mouth claimed hers with a hunger that had been building since the moment she'd stepped onto his terrace.
She gasped against his lips... a sound of surprise that melted instantly into surrender.
It wasn't a gentle kiss. It was deep, consuming. The kind of kiss that erased the world and left only sensation... heat and taste and the desperate press of bodies seeking more.
