The moment shouldn't have happened.
And yet—
It didn't stop.
Aarya's breath broke against his as the kiss deepened—
Not soft.
Not careful.
Wrong.
Completely wrong.
Her hands pressed against his chest—
But instead of pushing him away…
They held him there.
"Stop…" she whispered against his lips.
But there was no strength behind it.
Kael heard it.
He understood it.
And still—
He didn't stop.
Because she didn't either.
His grip tightened around her—
Pulling her closer.
Too close.
The restraint he held onto for centuries—
Cracked.
His hand moved—
Sliding to the back of her neck again.
Holding.Controlling.
Aarya's breath hitched—
Her body reacting before her mind could catch up.
This wasn't just him anymore.
That was the problem.
She felt it too.
That pull—
Dark.
Addictive.
"This is wrong…" she said again—
But this time—
She didn't try to move away.
Kael froze for half a second.Just enough to look at her.
His eyes weren't calm anymore.
They were darker.
Hungrier.
"Then why are you still here?"
His voice was rough now.
Lower.
Unsteady.
Aarya didn't answer.
Because she didn't know.
And that scared her more than him.
Her fingers tightened slightly against him.
That was enough.His control shattered completely.
He pulled her in again—
Not asking this time.
Not waiting.
The kiss turned deeper—
Rougher.
More consuming.
Like something neither of them was trying to stop anymore.
Aarya's mind screamed at her to pull away.
But her body didn't listen.
Her hand moved—
Gripping him tighter.Choosing..
And the moment she did—
Everything changed.
Because this wasn't just his control breaking anymore.
It was hers.