Chapter 21 The First Time As Husband And Wife

• Ninette's POV
• I watched Adrian rise from his knees with predatory grace and thought, this is nothing like that first night, that was desperation and tequila and strangers, but this is my husband, and I'm completely sober, and I've never wanted anything more.
• He carried me into his bedroom, this space I'd never entered, all dark furniture and clean lines and windows overlooking the city, and set me on my feet beside his massive bed. My hands went to his shirt, undressing him slowly now that the frantic urgency had settled into something deeper, something that made my chest ache.