“Marea, you nearly brought me to my knees. You are all I can think about. You consume my thoughts—even when I'm at work. I want to know every inch of your body, of your heart, of your brain. Own all of you.” His words stoke the banked fire inside of me into a flaming inferno. I pull back a little and look up at him. The barbels on his face reach down to stroke my cheek. “Then own me.”
