I leaned in and pressed a soft kiss to the base of his throat, my stomach tightening when Gloam shuddered from the feel. Trailing my lips higher, I pressed kisses all the way up his neck to the lobe of his sweet ear. I’d told him to keep talking, but there was something else we could do now. My lips were already trembling as I kissed the hinge of his jaw, then his cheek. Gloam’s hands gripped me tighter, but otherwise he remained perfectly still. Waiting.
