“They didn’t just want me. They wanted to break me open and see what was left.” The forest around us had gone silent, like even the wind was holding its breath. My pulse thudded in my ears, heat coiling in my gut, every nerve alight with the need that had been building for hours. Kade’s hands gripped my jaw, forcing me to look up at him, his golden eyes molten with something far beyond lust. Behind me, Ronan’s chest pressed to my back, his heat wrapping around me like a second skin. “You’re ours,” Kade said, his voice rough, dangerous. Ronan’s breath was hot at my ear. “For tonight… maybe you finally understand what that means.” I should have pushed away. Instead, I let them move me — Kade guiding me forward, Ronan following, their bodies locking me in. Kade’s mouth crashed onto mine

