CIARA
His mouth slammed onto mine in a brutal, possessive kiss, his tongue tearing past my teeth to claim me completely while his wolf howled in victory inside my head. The raw, feral dominance of the bond flared with a violent heat that set my entire bloodline on fire.
I couldn't move. My wrists were trapped, and his massive body crushed me down into the cushions, his heavy chest pressing so hard into my bare collarbones that the heavy silver Blackthorn crest bit sharply into my skin.
“He is marking our scent over theirs,” my wolf whispered frantically behind my ribs, her paws pacing my veins as she surrendered to his weight. “The Alpha is claiming his territory.”
Hayes groaned roughly into my mouth, his grip on my waist tightening until it was bruising, pulling me so close that our h
