Chapter 14: Ashes Under Silver Skin
Olivia's "Liv" Winters’ POV
Heat doesn’t end cleanly.
It doesn’t bow out politely once danger passes. It lingers—coiled deep under the skin, whispering, demanding, waiting for weakness.
I learned that the hard way.
Connor carried me through the forest without a word, his arms steady, unshaking, even as my body trembled against him. Every brush of fabric against my overheated skin sent sparks of sensation racing through me, my instincts snarling and clawing for release.
Not him.
Not like this.
I bit down hard on the inside of my cheek, grounding myself in pain as the moonlight flickered between the trees. My scent still clung to the air—sweet, sharp, dangerous.
Heat-scent.
A beacon.
Connor’s jaw was locked tight, his breathing controlled to the
