Page 63 of Guarding the Singer

He dipped the end of the roll in it and lifted it to his mouth.

It was a single bite and a little chewing and then it hit him.

Sweet and heat.

"Mmm."

He pointed at his mouth with his free hand.

"Mmm."

She looked at him with a raised brow and a curious expression. "Is that good? Or I burned myself?"

He covered his mouth with his free hand and spoke as well as he could. "Both."

Then he kept his lips open as he panted over the food in his mouth.

Selene smiled at him and picked up her chopsticks and broke them in half before rubbing them against each other. She also kept her gaze on him as well as she lifted another container. Holding it over her plate she tipped it a little to the side and with the thicker ends of the chopsticks she pushed some of the noodles onto her plate.

He forgot that his mouth was on fire.

He was just watching her as she opened a smaller container and lifted it to her nose to breathe it in.

Swallowing, he watched her closely. “Smell good?”

She looked over at him and nodded. “Jasmine rice.”

When she set it to the side, he frowned a little and asked her if, “we’re not going to eat it?”

“Dessert,” sheexplained with a smile that lit up her face. “Sooo delicious.”

Ah fuck, his mind was stuck on her. His heart, too.

Spending time with Selene was like a drug. He’d been addicted to her from day one, but he didn’t think he’d ever forget it. The problem was that he could never see her falling for him.

Sure, they had chemistry for days!

Just their first kiss told him that they would be fire together.

The kiss last night?

It was clear that they both wanted each other.

Waking up with her almost wrapped around him like a glove?

He’d been soclose to losing his control.

It was crazy in some ways.

With just a few hours, he'd found himself not just attracted to Selene, but halfway in love with her.

The connection had been immediate and had rocked him down to his core.

He'd chalked it up to falling for her personality, her talent, and her beauty.

Then they'd been apart. Different continents. Crazy time zone variations.

But they'd texted. Left voice messages sometimes.

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