*Caterina*
His smile was like a cat that had finally conned the mouse into the trap he had laid out and I only realized at that moment as Elio took my lips, pushing me down onto the bed until my hair was laid out like a halo and I was pinned beneath his muscular body, that I had been tricked.
But like a canary in a cage who still sang for her master, I was more than willing to overlook the iron bars that kept me within his arms.
I kissed him back, a feverish heat growing along my skin as his hand curved around the dip of my hip. Fire erupted along every part he touched, sending a cascade of heat that burned from the inside out.
I gripped him tightly, wanting nothing more than to lose myself in his flames, absorbed into the passion and love he showed me, but another nagging thought pushed its way to the forefront of my mind.
“Wait,” I gasped out, pulling from his kiss.
