Chapter 73
~ Nathaniel ~
I just couldn't help it. Her lips were just irresistible.
I'd touched them first—just a gentle brush of my fingertip to feel if they were as soft as they looked. And they were. God, they were perfect. Tender and warm and absolutely made to be kissed.
So I'd been tempted to kiss them. Just once. Just a brief taste.
And then I had. Leaned down while she slept and pressed my lips to hers. Soft. Gentle. Barely more than a whisper of contact.
But that brief kiss had only made it worse. Had only made me want to kiss her more. Deeper. Longer. To wake her up with my mouth on hers and see what she'd do. But I had resisted at that moment, stood up and was about to leave, but the pull was stronger. The force I was fighting that was urging me to kiss her was way to stron
