They held me between them until the fire in the hearth had burned low, leaving the room washed in molten gold. After I started to doze off, they placed me on the bed and let me fully fall asleep.
When I woke, the sheets beneath me were already warm from my body, but the heat in the air came from more than the flames.
Kael sat at the edge of the bed, leaning forward with his elbows on his knees, eyes locked on me like I was something he was about to devour. Riven stood at the foot of the bed, his arms folded, his head tilted slightly as his gaze swept over every inch of me.
I felt stripped bare even though I still wore the thin slip that clung to me after the last round of their hands. The fabric was loose at the shoulder, falling low enough to expose the curve of one breast, and Riven
