Chapter 240 His Reasons

• Serena POV
• I press closer, my hands still against his chest, feeling the steady rise and fall of his breathing. His skin is warm beneath my fingers, solid, grounding. I don’t know what this feeling is, this pull between us that I’ve spent years ignoring, but it’s there, impossible to push away.
• I move without thinking, tilting my head up, my lips barely brushing his jaw. His breath hitches, his hands twitching where they still rest over mine. Encouraged, I move higher, my mouth ghosting along his neck, tasting the heat of his skin.