As Sylan worked his way back up to my ear, his whispered words caused my breath to catch. “I’m not going to fuck you, beauty.” I wanted to whip my head around and demand to know why, but before I could, he clarified. “I’m going to make love to you.” My mouth popped open in shock, but really I should have known my tender monster would be the one to hold my heart in the palm of his hands with just seven simple words.
