Her mouth was so close to mine. So close. It was then I realized I’d never tasted her. I didn’t know how her lips felt against mine. Better rectify that right now. I took hold of her jaw, fingers digging into her skin harder than what was comfortable. I turned her face toward mine and brought my lips to hers, kissing her fast and hard, swallowing up any response she might’ve given me—though I doubted she would admit to belonging to me just yet.

