Aurora couldn't fathom why Craig was hesitant about letting her stay over. It wasn't what she might do that worried him, but rather what he himself might not be able to control. As he remained tight-lipped, Aurora felt her pride sting and quickly retracted her offer.

"Forget it, I won't force you! I'll never bring it up again!"

Craig raised an eyebrow, "Oh, getting huffy?"

"Me? Huffy? Heaven forbid! With you ready to call it quits at the drop of a hat, and the brewery owner's daughter waiting in the wings, I'm sure there are plenty more where I came from!" Her sarcastic tone managed to draw a laugh from him.

"Yeah, and don't forget about Duncan with his fancy Belgian chocolates."

"...His name is Duncan, not Belgian Chocolates!"

Before Aurora could finish her sentence, she felt Craig's hand on her jaw, and his kiss landed squarely on her lips!

She froze for a second before wrapping her arms around his neck.

This was clearly a green light for Craig, who, with heavy breaths, propped himself up on his elbow, trapping her in his embrace. His voice was husky with desire. "Are you sure?"

blinked, her cheeks flushed with a post-kiss

"Absolutely sure."

and ripped off his t-shirt, revealing the

their flirtation, suddenly became shy, averting

caught between his teeth in

too late to

do you have

by another kiss, and when they finally moved towards

flinch at every attempt Craig made to get closer, causing the bed sheets to wrinkle under her tense grove Craig could easily have overpowered her slight frame, but he chose not to,

to be making progress, Aurora

out of bed, heading

sigh of relief

glass, she could just make out Craig's silhouette under

stood by the

herself. Luring Craig had been her intention all along; she couldn't claim it was an

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