Alastair lifted his chin with a hand as he spoke out. Ellis didn't know how he should reply to that, but Alastair never wanted Ellis to answer because the next instant he leaned down to kiss Ellis himself.
"....."
Squeezing his eyes with restraint to not push Alastair away, he gradually relaxed due to being kissed too gently. Contrary to his expectations, the duke was quite sweet-lipped. Pressed against the door, Ellis quickly adjusted to the kiss, raising his head by his own accord, but the moment he did so, Alastair's hand moved from his chin to the back of his neck, forcibly dragging him in and biting his lower lip to open his mouth.
