But then she felt him stir behind her, felt his arm tighten around her waist. He was awake. And from the deliberate way he pressed against her, he was very much aware of what his body wanted.
His arms tightened around her possessively, pulling her back more firmly against his chest. His voice came as a low, pleading whisper directly in her ear, his breath hot against her skin, sending involuntary shivers down her spine.
"I know, Fei'er. I know you're exhausted," he murmured, his lips brushing her ear with each word. "But it's been so long since we were truly connected like this. Years of distance, of walls between us. Just once more. Let me feel close to you again, let me feel you around me one more time. I promise, just one more round, slow and gentle, and then we sleep. I need you. I need this..."
