Rylan's POV
She stopped pretending to be asleep.
I withdrew my tongue from her neck and pulled back just enough to look into her eyes.
Those eyes that always haunted my thoughts were now shimmering, wide with a hint of fear, but holding a temptation that sent my blood boiling.
A low, almost bestial growl rumbled in my throat.
My lower abdomen tightened, my c**k straining painfully hard against the confines of my pants.
It took every ounce of my self-control to keep myself—and my wolf—from doing something we might regret.
"I'm sorry," I murmured, my voice rough. "This apology is for my words before... and for this reckless kiss—"
Before the sentence fully left my lips, my hand was already cupping the back of her head, my mouth descending on hers in a takeover.
Her faint gasp was
