just gratitude that burned beneath her skin when she looked at Aroon and Thanom. It was something darker. More

st, that's what logic said. But Li

erything in her ignited. And when Thanom watched her silently, with that intensity that see

sing forces, perfectly balanced in their attraction to the same center: her. The warm Cebu breeze caressed her bare skin, but the

hanom said. It wasn't an

he wall, his voice as husky as cheap rum and his smile ripe

y were playing a game. They knew it too. But what drove them

n, every hidden intention. She bit her lower lip, savoring the moment. She feigned indecisio

urning chest. She felt the firm muscle beneath the fabric

not to try to monop

slid his hands to her waist, p

g, darling. But I can make

wave and took Thanom's hand. His fingers were colder. But hi

hin thread of temptation, "are you going

aze as if he could undress her without touching her. And then he sim

g with fire. A

ame B

e. Neon lights dyed sweaty bodies red, blue, and desire. The music wa

d between them, dancing with Aroon, brushing against Thanom,

is body with a smile that screamed sin. His mouth leaned close

xed, his hands always ready, his body restrained like an unexploded bomb.

one. But that night

he kn

like a thin string on the verge of breaking. A dangerous game

began to empty, they stepped outside

Aroon held one of her han

It was poetic.

dress was damp with sweat and promises. Her eyes

b, knew that losing themse

only possib