He felt his heart pounding in his chest as she approached him, his eyes trained on her warily until she grabbed at him roughly. Instinctively, he raised his arms around her, reaching to put hands to her arms. The contact of her tongue, even through the falling rain, was not missed. Caden shivered. Her initial words, though, made his heart skip a beat. No...
He didn't want to admit that it was over and watched her with glazed eyes as she pulled away. I can't...I've lied to her, I can't do it, I- Wait...wait, what?! Gasping as he felt himself pulled down, Caden eagerly locked lips with her. It was rough, full of longing, full of passion and lust, too.
Snaking his arms around her, he held her close for that moment. That one, sweet moment he'd spent so long craving. As he expected, it still wasn't enough.
Loosening his hold as she pulled away, Caden blinked in surprise at her following words. "Tiraris, I..." She'd collapsed, though, falling hard to her knees before him. No, he couldn't let her be like this, alone. Following her down, he draped a soaked arm around her, leaning close to press his forehead to hers. "'Knew' what?" His voice became quite a bit more desperate now, but he tried so very hard to keep it gentle through his confusion. "Knew what?"