Damien.
Being this close to Maria excited me in a way I could barely describe, hitting me like a sudden wave and simultaneously making me lose all control over my restraint.
If Aidan hadn't been standing right here in the room, watching every single move with a dark, heavy silence, I would have given in to the urge and claimed her tempting, exciting lips without a second thought.
It was pure torture—a excruciating kind of pain that I was somehow deeply grateful I could get. I just didn't want to leave her presence, not even by a single step, as her sweet, intoxicating scent alone had a unique way of soothing the chaos in my mind and calming my frayed nerves.
"**********************************************"
I leaned in even closer and whispered the details of the escape plan directly into her ear. Immediately after the words left my mouth, Maria raised her head abruptly and stared at me in absolute disbelief, her wide eyes searching my face.
