The Human Among Wolves (Aurora) novel Chapter 74

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Something shifted in the air between us–slow, subtle, but enough to make my breath catch. He reached out, brushing his fingers against my jaw like he was testing whether I’d pull away. When I didn’t, he moved closer, his face just a few inches from mine now.

“You can tell me to stop,” he murmured.

I didn’t. I couldn’t.

Instead, I stayed perfectly still, heart hammering, as he closed the remaining space and pressed his lips to mine.

It was soft at first, hesitant–like he was giving me time to decide if wanted this. But the moment I kissed him back, the moment my fingers curled lightly into the fabric of his hoodie, something in him deepened the kiss, slow but certain, until I could barely

remember why I’d been tense at all.

Before I could catch my breath, Zayn’s hands moved to my waist, firm but careful, and in one smooth motion he pulled me toward

him.

A surprised sound escaped my throat as I ended up straddling his lap, knees sinking into the mattress on either side of him. His lips

never left mine, the kiss deepening until it felt like the rest of the world had fallen away.

I could feel the heat radiating off him, the steady rhythm of his breathing mixing with mine. One of his hands stayed at my hip, holding me there as if to make sure I wouldn’t run, while the other slid up my spine slowly–so slowly I shivered–before curling

into the ends of my hair.

When he finally broke the kiss, it wasn’t to pull away. His lips just moved lower, brushing along my jaw in lazy, deliberate strokes

that made my pulse trip over itself.

“Zayn…” I breathed, my voice sounding far away, almost unrecognizable.

He hummed against my skin like he’d heard me but wasn’t planning on stopping. His mouth found that spot just below my ear, and

I had to fight not to melt completely.

Every kiss he left down my neck was slow and unhurried, like he had all the time in the world–and like he wanted me to feel every

single one of them.

His mouth was still on my neck when I felt his hand slip beneath the hem of my sleep shirt, his fingertips warm against my bare

skin. My breath hitched as he traced slow, careful patterns up my stomach, moving higher, closer-

I caught his wrist, my fingers tightening instinctively around him.

“Wait, Zayn…”

He immediately froze, pulling back just enough to look at me. His brows drew together, concern flickering in his dark eyes as he

gently withdrew his hand, placing it back on my hip.

“You want me to stop?” His voice was quiet now, almost hesitant.

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I shook my head quickly, my pulse hammering in my ears. “No, that not” I swallowed hard, gathering the commage 1 Gibert cons

know I had. “I just… I’ve never done this before.”

He blinked, not quite understanding

“I’m a virgin,” I blurted out, the words spilling from my lips before could think twice.

For a moment, the room went utterly silent. His expression softened his thumb brushing along my hip as if to grond me.

“Why didn’t you just say so?” he said gently, his voice free of judgment, fall of something that almen vented the studen

I looked down, embarrassed, my fingers still resting against his wrist “Because I didn’t want you to think I was vome… I don’t

know, scared little girl or something

He tilted my chin up with his free hand, forcing me to meet his gave Farors, I would never think that His words were silm,

steady. “You tell me where your line is, and I’ll never cross it. Ever.