Kael let out a sound that was half-growl, half-groan. He grabbed my waist and slammed me back against the wall. The air left my lungs in a sharp gasp. His hands were like iron bands, pinning me in place.
"You think you have power over me because of this bond?" he growled. He leaned in, burying his face in the crook of my neck. He took a deep, shaky breath, smelling my skin. "The bond is a curse. It picks a woman and forces the Alpha to want her. It doesn't mean I like you. It doesn't mean I respect you."
He licked the skin of my neck, right over my pulse point. I let out a soft moan that I couldn't stop. My head fell back against the wall, my eyes closing. The touch was like fire and ice. It was the most wonderful and most terrible thing I had ever felt.
"You smell like the moon," Kae
