Elena ~ I couldn't resist you any longer, Elena, Adrian said as he picked me up in his arms, holding me so tightly while moving toward the desk, his words still echoing hot in my ears even as his hands slid to the hem of my dress. He settled me on the desk and gave one sharp tug the fabric tore away like it had no right to exist between us anymore. I gasped, clutching at his shoulders, but his eyes burned with merciless hunger. “You starved me of your voice, your touch, your f*****g presence,” he growled, ripping off another piece until my skin lay bare under his grip. “Now I’ll starve you of everything except me." His mouth claimed my collarbone, teeth scraping hard enough to bruise while shredded silk pooled at my feet. The last shred of fabric fell away, leaving me trembling nake

