His hands traveled down my back, pulling me closer as our bodies collided in a tangle of need. The intensity of the kiss deepened, and for a moment, everything else—vampires, the battle, the dangers that lurked in the night—faded away. It was just the two of us, lost in this raw, consuming desire. The fire in Kieran’s eyes burned hotter as he kissed me with an urgency that made my knees weak. His lips claimed mine with a fierce possessiveness, as though he needed to prove that I belonged to him—no matter how complicated our bond might be. I could feel the heat of his bare skin against mine, his muscles tense beneath my fingers as I clung to him. There was a wild energy between us, a force that neither of us could control, and it made my heart race. I wanted him—more than I could have ev

