Camilla, you…my God,” he whispered against my skin, his voice sounding oddly strained. “Sweetheart, do you even know? You’re so perfect and you don’t even realize.”

The endearment seeped into me like a touch, warming me as much as his body did. “Did I say a good thing, Professor?”

“Oh, you said an amazing thing. Tonight I’m going to make very, very sure you know how much it means to me.

Author: Delphine Dryden