t didn'

coul

ecured every door, stationed guards, and held her through th

ante

eede

feel the shift in her bones, in the sharpness of her thoughts, the h

... he trie

lsing. Every glance between them spark

s, sweat clinging to his chest, jaw locked ti

est," he said,

with hunger. "Not when you're standing th

g hands, the faint red glow bene

is rising,"

ely, heat radiating from her in waves. "

d at his side. "If I t

nt yo

ntleness now. No teasing. Just raw, unrelenting need. He lifted her like she

Her heat wrapped around him like cha

it ta

snapped l

aution. It was with dominance. Posses

helped them

fting from a wind that didn't exist. The heat exploded from her, wil

r, dragging her moans from t

lips as her body broke apart beneath

behind he

hter, snarling, his

i

-heard it-i

r, the room was scorched. Sheets smoldered

e felt

a

ol

oked up at him-his golden e

eek. "You changed," he said quietly. "You're

ha," she replied, fingers tr

t've kiss

k shattered

calcula

owled, alr

r open-naked, dan

sheet around her,

Regal. With sharp green eyes th

iled c

lo,

jaw flexed

's breat

e slid towards

e," she said. "You really

iffened. "W

de without invitation,

ominic never to fall

tween them. "You d

beside her-his arm tight around her waist, his brea

for now. But her thou

wrapped in the scent of him. Every step awa

sn't r

needed

nd the ward lines,

short of the boundar

ory come to life-tall, cloaked in crimson,

fore, Scarlet

her chest. No

war

n't mov

rious," Th

" she replied. Not

on her wrist to help contain the heat. "Then ask y

tened. "If you know

and patient. "You're not re

l rumbled

mi

into the clearing li

t ask qu

heron, possessive and furious, his wolf barel

"Then teach her the truth y

vanished int

t didn'

d with fear and anger. "You sho

," she whispere

inst her hair. "Next time you want answers, you c

ime, Scarlett felt

the

elonged to

rld tried to t

r veins, but it wasn't the bond

g deeper. Somet

feel was him-his heartbeat against hers, his scent drowning her senses,

ng the connection befor

ed with something raw. "What happene

et him see her vulnerability. "Theron just

ained fury. "He wants your blood. And I'

derstand. My blood... it's not just Ome

a flicker of confusion cr

elyn meant when she said I'

d. "You're mine, Scarlett. And I wil

at Theron wants, then maybe I'm

t after everything. Not after I- he stopped, his fists clenching at his sid

It wasn't the bond. It was something that made her feel alive, made h

her voice quiet but fierce. "I didn

"But you are," he said, his voice low, dangerou

e wasn't just talking about the bon

. The ancient fire that

th," she said, the word

d. "It's not safe for

ing to survive this, I n

. For a moment, he seemed to weigh his words carefully, then ex

just any Omega. Your ancestors were Fireborn. They were the ones who