o pulse with the unspoken tension between them. Ryker's muscles coi

he took made the air heavier, thicker with heat and power

ftly, almost a whisper. "But

honor. Not... this." He gestured between them, th

ur pack will understand... eventually. But me?

t from the raw, untamed need rising inside him. He wante

racing through every nerve. "Your scent," Kael murmured, leaning closer. "It's

threatened t

nd pressed to his chest. "S

made Ryker shiver, his body betraying him with every inch of desire. Kael's fangs

hispered against him. "T

Yes..." he admitted, his voic

him in place. "Good. Then you'll surviv

t. And yet, in that instant, he realized the truth: the

t his neck again-a warning, a promi

larity, that once the bond ignite