SCARLETT
The clearing pulsed with raw energy, the blood moon burning overhead like a watchful eye. My crescent mark seared brighter, silver fire spreading across my skin, demanding the bond.
Kael’s fire seared me first. His lips crushed mine, savage and desperate, his hands gripping my waist as if he could fuse me to him with sheer force. I melted into him, my moan swallowed by his hunger, every inch of me scorching with his heat.
Then Darius tore me away, storm crackling between his fingertips as he claimed my mouth. His kiss wasn’t savage it was lightning striking the heart, electric and consuming, the kind that made my whole body tremble. His storm wrapped around me like chains and wings, making me feel both captured and protected.
Lucien waited. Shadows curled around me like a lov
