Tristan's POV
My lips brushed against her, tentative at first, testing. I was giving her the option to push me away and leave. I wouldn't pressure her if she didn't want this, but if she closed the distance, I would not hold back.
I pulled away slightly. "Do you not believe me?" I asked softly, watching how my breath fanned her eyelashes.
She bit her lower lip, and my self-control snapped. I truly wanted to give her the option, but when I saw her breath hitch and those juicy and plump lips...
My control shattered.
I crushed my mouth to hers, swallowing her gasp of surprise. I was ready for her to shove me away, but at least I got a taste of what I had wanted for years; at least I would have known how sweet her lips tasted.
However, I also knew that those lips would be my demise be
