She could only nod breathlessly in response to his vow, utterly spellbound by the blazing determination burning in those navy depths. Whatever existed beyond this meager sanctuary, whatever bloody gauntlet awaited them next - Lily knew she was ready to face it head-on at this man's side.
His hands were everywhere, stoking the raging inferno of need coiling low in her belly. Lily arched and writhed against James with wanton abandon, surrendering herself over to the scorching riptide of their passion.
When he finally sheathed himself inside her with one powerful thrust, she cried out - part pleasure, part primal release. This joining, this most intimate meshing of two souls into one, was what they'd both been starving for in the face of the new threat looming over them.
James set a punish
