I love you, he thought. And then left her.

“For one perfect, precious moment, everything that ate at their sanity melted aw…”

“Ben tasted like wine; felt animal beneath her hands; chased away the shadows un…”

“Calculated, focused destruction – the cold cruelty of an impartial predator – w…”

“It was hesitant at first, gentle. His fingers held tight at the base of her sku…”