The kiss consumed them.It carried weeks of heartbreak, years of silent love, buried guilt, desperate longing, and the terrifying relief of finally finding each other again after almost losing everything.
Aria's fingers tangled tightly in Rafael's dark hair while he held her against him like a man afraid she would disappear the second he loosened his grip. Their breathing mixed together unevenly, desperate and emotional, as rain continued crashing softly against the windows behind them.
Rafael kissed her deeply, painfully tender one second and completely overwhelmed the next.Every touch carried emotion too heavy for words.
The apartment around them disappeared. The past disappeared. Even the pain faded beneath the intensity of finally being able to hold each other without distance again.
Aria felt his hands trembling slightly against her waist and that alone nearly shattered her heart all over again.He was still afraid even now.
