Chapter 169 Safe Word

As soon as they were inside the bedroom, Stefano kicked the door shut behind them with a sharp thud. He set Leah down just long enough to slam her back against the wooden surface, his hands gripping her thighs before his mouth crushed onto hers with raw urgency. There was no patience left in him—only hunger. The kind that burned low in him every damn night for the past month. He kissed her like he meant it. Like he had bled for it. Like he had survived each day only with the thought of this moment.