ALBERT POV
I was so going to kill him.
I knew he wanted to make a move. I just knew it.
Roses. White freaking roses. For my mate.
If that wasn’t a declaration, I didn’t know what was.
And maybe it would’ve been the mature thing to let it slide, to trust Livvy to handle it — but maturity had never been my strong suit. Especially not when it came to someone looking at my mate like that.
So, yeah. I leaned in and kissed her.
Hard.
Like a starving man who’d just found air.
I poured everything into that kiss — my frustration, my love, my territorial madness, all of it. She melted instantly, her hands flying up to my shoulders, her body molding into mine like it always did. Her soft moan nearly drove me insane.
I could’ve kissed her forever. Hell, I would’ve — if I hadn’t suddenly felt
