DALTON POV *Earned it / The weeknd * The moment she sank her canines into my throat and the bond snapped into place… I didn’t just see stars. I saw the birth of the f*****g universe behind my eyelids. It cracked me open like a sinner at the altar of redemption. And I didn’t want to be saved. I wanted to be consumed. The bond latched on with claws and teeth, punching a hole through my chest so wide that only she could fill it. For the first time in my life, I felt right. No doubt. No questions. No hesitation. Just her. Kai. Ours. I reached heaven without dying. And now—like Derrick said—it was our turn. Our turn to sink our teeth into her. Our turn to leave a mark so deep it would never fade. I needed to taste her blood, to feel her whimper as pain bled into pleasure, to hear

