Athena couldn't believe what had just happened.
Her fingers trembled as she stared at the mark her fangs had left on Lucian's skin. A strange heat pulsed through her body. An overwhelming mix of confusion, fear, and… something else. Something primal.
Desire.
"What is this? Why did it happen so suddenly?" she whispered to herself, her knees weak beneath her as she remained frozen on the bed. Her eyes didn't leave the man standing in front of her.
Lucian, on the other hand, wore a wicked grin as he touched his neck, right where she had marked him. He seemed proud of it as if it were a trophy.
"Can you stop grinning?" Athena snapped, trying to hide the chaos inside her behind a sharp glare.
But Lucian didn't flinch. If anything, his grin only deepened, smug, confident, kno
