through unfamiliar windows an

propped on one elbow beside me, his si

been staring at me?" I aske

"You were restless. Nightmares. I wanted to m

enuine, deep, and laced with that obsessive need t

d to sit up and imme

m had finished integrating overnight, and apparently th

houlder, keeping me down. "Your body's stil

g does t

er have in your life." His thumb traced lazy circles on

weird, feeling his satisfaction at having me here, safe in his bed. The p

for

u

ng about fucki

ine, feeling your body against mine, smelling your scent on my sheets..." His hand slid down to cup my breast throu

me despite the sore

ed my nipple through the shirt he wore me. "And I can feel y

h other that felt almost chemical. And my body was responding despite being sore, desp

is i

up slowly, exposing my stomach, then higher. "You're g

east and I arched int

oo high. His tongue circled my nipple and I felt the pleasure twice over. Once from

l hypersensitive from the venom. His tongue circled, teeth grazing, and I felt m

my skin. "Feeling what you

een my legs and fo

ounded pleased with

n't give

e sensation. "I want easy access. Always. You don't wear anything u

sh

to hell, should've said he

rd myself say

, thumb finding my clit. "Now come for

ing until I couldn't tell where my pleasure ended and his began. When I came, Cas

pulled his fingers out. "An

ock hard and ready, that silver p

t. "Yesterday you killed ten people. Shoul

re to process? They threatened you. I

ut

o hundred years. I've killed more people than you've probably met. It doesn't hau

. No guilt. No remorse. Just absolute ce

scare me," I

art of you understands. Part of you is glad I ki

t scared me more than

my entrance. "Can I fuck my mate, or do you

erything,

the laughter died in my th

g venom burning through my veins. Just the slide of our

made my nails dig into his shoulders. Methodical

gainst my throat. "Did Kieran

N

ou liked? Take time

back. "It was always fast. Sel

e stars explode behind my eyes. "Now you're mine. Now yo

ing my pleasure until I was begging, making me wait until

neither of us sure whose pleasure was whose anymore. Caspian came

ther, sweating an

used to this,

is is your life now. Wake up. Fuck. Kill peopl

roma

mpering sound. "Now get up. We need to eat, check in with David,

hed back lik

ng program. All the very good reasons

p, ignoring my body's pr

turned lethal. "Kill Marcus. Burn down his entire o

ing to sta

me clean clothes. "I haven't had a

ooking forward to this. To the violence. To provi

rt of me was lookin

ved around like he'd done this a thousand times - pu

ook?"

pan. "David usually handles meals when we're at his place,

r. The one from yesterday that

ed calls. All

oking up. "Marcus trying to reach you. Kieran

wn, but it immedia

with a tex

orever. 50 million is a lot of

d turne

ver my shoulder. His rage flooded through

house." His voice was eerily calm. "

ey even get

grabbed his own phone, fi

id's voice came through the speaker,

," Caspia

aspian, there's something els

ha

ot for Rielle." David paused. "For

en went d

continued. "Figures if you're dead, the bond breaks,

ak with death," I sai

uld claim her if they moved fast enough." David's tone turned grim. "

ing tight. Through the bond, I f

e

For what would happen i

akers?" Cas

unters. Some are lycans, which is the real

am

ff. Each one made Ca

ng," Caspian said

pian

ting here waiting for them to come to us." He looked at

ould stop it. "I'm not sitting he

ell

l it. If you get hurt, I feel it. If you die..." I couldn't finish that sentence. "I'd rather be there.

nce

ration dangerous. If you go down, she'll feel it and

d what you're asking? I'm going to kill people today.

hed yes

nting." His eyes were solid silver now. "This

e him at his absolute worst and realize I'd made a huge mistake. That

een the monster. I let him bite me anyway. So show me what ha

teeth and violence

you