He leans in, pressing his forehead to mine for half a breath, and the moment teeters on a knife’s edge. I can feel every inch of him—his bulk, his power, the caged storm in his body. He could break me without effort.
But he won’t.
His hand slips lower, down my throat, over my collarbone. I shiver.
“You want this?” he asks, voice a gravel whisper. “You wantme?”
I nod.
“Use your words.”
“I want you.” My voice cracks around the words. But they’re real.
Vokar growls again, deeper this time. His hand slides to the knot of the towel and tugs. The terrycloth slips free, pooling at my feet. I’m bare beneath him, blinking up into those eyes like molten garnet.
He steps back half a foot—just enough to see me. His gaze drags over my body like fire.
“You aremine,” he breathes.
I tremble. Not from fear. From want.
He lifts me, effortlessly. My back hits the wall again, thighs wrapping around his hips on instinct. I don’t care that I’m wet from the shower. I don’t care that my hair’s plastered to my cheeks. His mouth is on my neck, fangs brushing but not breaking skin.
He’s teasing.
“I could leave marks,” he says.
“I could let you.”
His answering snarl vibrates through both our bodies.
One massive hand cups my thigh. The other braces against the wall. His movements are controlled—barely. His whole body vibrates with restraint, and I know—know—if I said stop, he would.
But I don’t.
I wrap my arms around his neck.
“Don’t hold back.”
Something snaps.
He growls, low and brutal, then carries me to the bed. Tosses me down like I weigh nothing. The mattress bounces, and beforeI can catch my breath, he’s over me. His body a wall of heat and muscle and hunger.
His claws trace down my ribs. Feather light. I gasp.
“You are so small,” he murmurs, almost to himself. “Sobreakable.”
“I’m stronger than I look,” I whisper.
He just watches me.
Possessive. Fierce.
His hand returns to my hip, the same place he touched before. Like he’s claiming that spot. Branding it with memory.
I exhale shakily.
“Is this… Is this just about making me your latest conquest?” I ask, not sure why I need the answer right now.
