C16 Chapter 15: A Present

It did not take me a long moment to respond to his kiss. I was not going to be a hypocrite and would pity myself.

This was what I had been waiting for... to have Valerian's lips on mine again.

It was so sweet and passionate that it shed me a tear.

I reached for his nape and showed him how much I longed for him. With the kiss, I responded to him