"Who am I a vessel for, Axel?" Ivy asked for third time.
The words barely left Ivy’s lips this time, before he was on her.
A blur of motion…cold hands, searing strength…and suddenly her back slammed into the wall, the impact shuddering through her bones.
They were very close to one of those tall glass windows.The Blood Moon’s glow painted Axel in shades of crimson, his pupils slit like a predator’s, his fangs fully extended.He looked more inhumane, more unnatural than he already was.
"You don’t want to push me right now," he growled, his voice a rough scrape of sound. "Not tonight. Not when the moon’s got its claws in me."
Ivy’s pulse thundered in her throat, her breath coming fast. His fingers tightened around her jaw, forcing her head back, exposing the frantic flutter beneath he
