Strick kissed her as he’d never kissed a woman before. With exquisite tenderness, pouring his unspoken feelings into the intimacy. It was the first kiss of his experience that wasn’t purely for physical gratification. It wasn’t the initial step in pursuit of the ultimate goal of screwing a woman. With Raya, he wanted to savor the moment, to wrap her in safety and security after she’d opened herself up to him.
