Chapter 26

Wrecking her innocence 26

Ryder

A soft, warm brush touched my lips. It was light – barely there – but I knew instantly it was her. Lila. My eyes stayed closed for a heartbeat, letting the feeling sink in. I could have moved away. I could have pretended I was asleep. But I didn’t want to. I didn’t want this to stop.

I opened my eyes slowly. The room was dark, but the faint hallway light slipping under the door was enough to see her face – close, uncertain, beautiful. Her brown eyes were wide and searching, reflecting the dim glow. She looked nervous, but there was something else there too. Something brave.

I turned toward her fully. My hand came up and cupped her cheek. My thumb brushed slowly across her lower lip, feeling how soft and swollen it still was from earlier. Her breath hitched. Her eyes fluttered half-closed.

Then I kissed her back.

This time it was deeper. Slower. I tilted her head gently with my hand and pressed my mouth to hers, tasting her fully. Our lips moved together – soft at first, then hungry. I sucked her bottom lip into my mouth, teasing it with my tongue before releasing it with a small, wet sound. She moaned quietly. The sound vibrated against my lips and went straight to my cock.