Chapter Six
I whimper. The touch of his lips is like the sweetest brush of a feather. Everything I have ever imagined. My first kiss.
He rests his lips on mine for several exquisite seconds then pulls back. Emotions swirl in his eyes.
I return his stare. The shock of getting what I’ve craved, what I’ve desired for so long, leaves me frozen rather than transforming me into the passionate lover I want to be.
He drops his hands from my face and lets out a little gasp. “Tomo, please, tell me I didn’t misunderstand.” His voice is a heavy whisper. His eyes fill with embarrassed horror.
His plea pulls me out of my shock. “No,” I make myself say before his fear can get worse. “You’ve not misunderstood.”
Hope flares in his eyes. “I thought…I mean, I could feel it between us. But after what
