I was craving something spicy. Maybe it was the weather, cold, misty, with the kind of bite that made your bones feel hollow, or maybe it was just… the thought of Kael.
It always send shivers down my spine... "Ahhhhh that wolf has definitely done something to me " I shouted and laughed at my behavior.
I opened a drawer and reached for a chili pepper, slicing it in half with the knife, the heat of its scent rising like a challenge in the air.
“Careful,” came a deep voice behind me. “You're playing with fire.”
I froze.
Not from fear.
From recognition. Kael.
I turned slowly, already smiling. "Good. Fire's the only thing that wakes me up."
Kael leaned against the doorway, arms crossed, eyes dragging across me with that unreadable hunger again. He was shirtless, muscles rippling beneat
