Kendra stared into his eyes ... his beautiful, plum-colored eyes that she wanted to drown herself in. The warmth of his hands against her skin was palpable, sending shivers down her spine. In person, his touch was so much more real and powerful than in her dreams. She could see the raw emotion in his eyes as he held onto her, and it was like looking into a deep ocean filled with secrets and desires. His fingers curled around her shoulder, grounding her to the present moment and igniting a fire within her soul.
“You can’t stay here ...” he finally whispered. Not the words she was expected to leave his lips.
“Excuse me?”
“I won’t allow it.”
“I didn’t ask for you permission. And you can’t order me to do anything.”
“Kendra, listen—”
“We’ve been through this. I appreciate your feelings an
