Elijah's touch lingers across my bruise blemished skin as if his fingertips were hot pokers that had branded me with an untamed love, marking my body even further with the trails of his unseen affection while I lie succumbed by dizziness, smitten within the afterglow. His half-lidded eyes slide closed as he ushers my name breathlessly while I nestle beneath his energy-spent arms, basking in the moment as he needily clings to me within his hold while our sweat glistened bodies press together. I rest my head against Elijah's chest and allow myself to transcend past the point of exhaustion, focusing on the rhythmic raising of my mate's gentle calming breaths as I melt against his toasted frame while he radiates with a comforting heat.
A sigh of contentment escapes my lips as I raise my head
