**Trigger/Content Warning — This chapter contains graphic s****l content, dominance/submission dynamics, and emotionally intense scenes. Reader discretion is advised.**
(Ava’s POV)
I melted into him, my hands threading through his damp hair as he devoured my mouth like a man starved. I barely noticed when my back hit the mattress. One moment I was on top of him, straddling his hips, feeling the tremble of his body beneath mine—and the next, he had flipped us over, settling between my legs as if he belonged there.
I watched his gaze drop down to my lower lip, his pupils dilating as he growled softly. “Damn it, Ava. You’ve been driving me insane lately.”
I exhaled shakily. “You have no idea how hard it has been for me to get you out of my mind,” I admitted. Then, I dropped my voice. “And
