Axel moved in closer…so close Ivy could feel the heat radiating off him in waves.
Her breathing became even more erratic, her heart thundering in her chest. Every nerve in her body was on edge, her senses on overdrive. She could smell him growing wilder. Her skin tingled as if it could feel his pulses, his muscles and his gaze before it even landed.
She was losing her mind. She had to be.
Objects in the room began to tremble. A vase rattled on the edge of the table, the curtains fluttered despite no breeze, and the mirror on the wall groaned slightly in its frame. The entire room pulsed as if reacting to him…or to them.
Then Axel suddenly stopped.
He pulled back, breathing heavily, his eyes dark and disoriented. He sniffed his fingers, freezing as the scent hit him. His expression sh
