Chapter 48

• Killian POV
• Slowly, I press kisses up her trembling body, tasting the heat and salt on her skin, memorizing the path from her knees to her hips, from her hips to the curve of her waist, across her ribs and up to her breasts, where I pause to mouth each peak, making her gasp anew. My hands stroke up her sides, greedy for every inch, my fingers splaying over her ribs and then up to her jaw.
• I move higher, my body pressing against hers, the hard weight of my desire no longer hidden. With every kiss, I try to show her what words can't, adoration, devotion, a longing that goes deeper than the bond. When I reach her throat, I nip gently, then graze my lips up to her chin, tilting her face to mine.