Vorian POV
“I have to go.”
I was fuming. Councilman Basil had the audacity to pull this s**t now? Sure, it was important but damn, the timing was brutal. Kavira was draped across my lap, looking like every filthy fantasy I’d ever had come to life, and all I could think about was how badly I wanted to bury myself inside her. Maybe even bite her. I was this close to mating her. I could feel it hell, she was practically inviting me.
“You have to go?” she echoed, her tone tight. She looked furious, though she was clearly trying to stay composed. Rising to her feet, her hands clenched into fists at her sides.
“I’ve got a job. Councilman Basil caught wind that the location of your house has been leaked someone’s been staking it out. I need to eliminate the threat.”
Her expression shifted to
