I moaned into the kiss as he carried me to the couch, sitting down with me straddling him. I had never felt the need to have someone as strong as I do now. Dane broke the kiss, slowly trailing soft kisses down my jaw and neck, stopping where my neck meets my shoulders. He peppered light kisses over that spot, causing me to melt into him. I could feel my need begin to pool between my legs. Dane pulled away, closing his eyes while taking a few deep breaths. He gently lifted me off his lap and sat me next to him on the couch. The sting of rejection felt like an arrow going through the center of my heart. My body instantly craved his touch. I couldn’t believe how strongly I felt for him; it was like he was what I had always been missing in my life. “I’m sorry, I don’t know what came over me,