[Music recommendation: AZEE - HOLD ME]
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"Then let's seal the promise, shall we?" he whispered in a voice so sinful it nearly stole the remaining strength from her legs.
The instant those words reached her ears, Aliana's gaze unconsciously drifted from his eyes down to his lips.
Neither of them knew who leaned in first.
One moment, they were trapped in each other's gaze, drowning in the unbearable tension wrapping around them like a living thing, and the next, their lips finally met.
The second their warmth met, every ounce of restraint snapped like glass.
An electric current tore through both of their bodies so unexpectedly that their lips pulled back abruptly the very next second.
Shock spread across both of their faces as they continued staring at one another in stunned silence.
And this time, it was not only Aliana who was left breathless…. even Gavriel was breathing heavily.
