#CHAPTER 83: A Strange Sensation

MAEVE POV Whenever Xaden kissed me, it was like I was enveloped by my own little slice of heaven. His touch, his voice, his scent… I couldn’t get enough of it. His hands roamed underneath my shirt, spreading across my bare lower back, digging gently into my skin. I shuddered, gasping against his mouth and inadvertently breaking the kiss. His forehead pressed against mine as he caught his breath. He was so intoxicating… and so mine… “Do you want to… go to bed?” I asked, peering up at him through my lashes. Xaden dragged his thumb over my bottom lip, his eyes glued. “I can’t even begin to tell you how tempting the thought is,” he murmured, his voice dripping with heat and hunger, “but I have so much work left to do. I’m a bit behind today.” “Oh… is there something I can do to help?” He pressed one more kiss, gentle and sweet, before pulling away. “All you need to do is enjoy your afternoon,” he said, sweeping my hair behind my shoulder. “Alright?” All I wa