“The bond isn’t gentle. It devours.”
I woke to the sound of pacing.
Kade stood by the window, shirtless, his muscles taut in the moonlight, shadows carving his body into something almost inhuman. His knuckles were still bloodied, his jaw bruised, his eyes distant and glowing. He was riding that edge—the place where the Alpha and the beast blurred.
“You’re not sleeping,” I whispered.
He turned slowly, his gaze locking onto me like a predator who’d just spotted prey. My breath caught. He didn’t answer. He just looked, his eyes sliding down my body beneath the thin sheet.
The air felt thick, heavy with something dangerous. Something that made the bond thrum in my veins like wildfire.
“Kade?” My voice trembled.
He crossed the room in two strides, ripping the sheet from me with a single
