Serena pressed the blade harder against her skin, and a thin streak of blood slid down her throat.
Kaelen’s silver eyes flared, because in that instant, he felt it too. A sting that wasn’t his, yet he felt it deep in his veins.
“Stop this,” he growled, voice rough, command shaking the walls.
But Serena didn’t flinch. She pressed harder, her jaw set in reckless defiance.
Kaelen surged forward, ripping the knife from her hands and pinning her against the wall. His gaze darkened at the sight of the crimson staining her throat. Before he could stop himself, he leaned in and traced the trail of blood with his tongue.
Serena’s eyes flew wide, her heart slamming against her chest.
>He… he licked my blood. The thought burned through her mind.
In the next instant, heat surged across her b
