Chapter 27: Entwined

It was a lingering kiss, the kind that lasted until they were both nearly out of breath. Only then did Briana Lyson finally let go of Nixon Walker. She caught him by the wrist, pulled him toward the bed, and with a sudden burst of strength shoved him onto the mattress. "I know I don't deserve you as I am. I regret turning you down before... I don't want anything else anymore. I just want you." As she spoke, tears began to fall, bead after bead, like a snapped string of pearls. She felt like she...