KINGSLEY POV
I couldn’t hold back anymore. The moment had come.
I’d waited—patiently, torturously, quietly—for her. My mate. My obsession. My light in the shadows I’ve lived in for far too long. We had prepared her together, my brothers and I, taken our time, drawn out her pleasure until it blurred the lines between heaven and madness.
I’d tasted every inch of her skin. Memorized the curve of her hips, the sound of her sighs, the way she gasped my name when I sucked just under her ribs. I knew what made her tremble, and I knew where she hid her fire.
But this—this was mine.
Kendrick pulled back, his eyes meeting mine with a subtle nod, and I leaned in slowly, cupping her cheeks in my hands, grounding myself in the warmth of her skin. Her breath hitched. Her lips were still swollen fro
