But this new, fragile thing humming between them … He would not risk it for all the world. Elide, thank the gods, had no such worries. None at all, it seemed, as she lifted a hand to his cheek and ran her thumb along it. Every breath was an effort of control. Lorcan held absolutely still as she brought her mouth to his. Brushed her lips across his own. She pulled back. “Rest, Lorcan. I’ll be here again when you wake.” Anything she asked, he’d give her. Anything at all. Too shaken by that soft, beautiful kiss to bother with words, he lay back down.
