Her heart unfolded in her chest, took in all of him, and closed tightly, unwilling to let him go

“A smile curled the corner of Xavier’s mouth. “You didn’t think I would let her …”

“It was her. No one had eyes like that. Eyes as pure as the sky on a fresh, wint…”

“Xavier had thought he was in paradise before. He’d been wrong. Sophia was more …”

“He shivered beneath her touch, and his jaw clenched. It pleased her. Her longin…”