LUCIAN
I could still see it—Killian’s hand on her face, his mouth on hers, the way his fingers had grabbed her—
A growl built in my throat.
And before I could stop myself…
I grabbed her face and slammed my lips against hers.
Aria gasped.
I didn’t care. I didn’t kiss her like a man with patience. I didn’t kiss her like a man with control. I kissed her like a man who had been starving for too f*****g long. A man who had spent years resisting the one thing he wanted more than anything.
I kissed her in the most sinful way, dragging my tongue into her mouth, tasting, claiming, devouring.
She shuddered. Trembled. I swallowed every f*****g sound she made, my grip tightening as I tilted her head back, forcing her to take it—to take me.
My body was on fire.
My mind? f****d.
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