Chapter 61: Sealing the deal I**

I shifted, rolling us over in one fluid motion, reversing our positions. Alicia lay beneath me now, her body pressed into the soft mattress, and I hovered above her, watching her face flush deeper with each passing moment.

Her breath hitched, and she turned her head to the side, avoiding my gaze, but I wasn't about to let her shy away now.

Grasping her wrists gently, I pinned them to the bed, leaning closer until my lips were just inches from her ear. Her scent—sweet and intoxicating—only fueled the fire building inside me.

"So…" I murmured, my voice low and teasing, "you can't control yourself, huh?"

I let my teeth graze her delicate earlobe, nibbling lightly before soothing the spot with a slow glide of my tongue. Alicia's body stiffened beneath me, a soft gasp escaping her lips as her chest rose and fell rapidly.

"You're quite bold, aren't you?" I added, my warm breath fanning her ear. The subtle twitch of her body at the contact made me smirk.