The full moon hung low, casting silver light through the glass windows of Adrian's penthouse. The city below buzzed with oblivious energy, unaware that war brewed quietly in its shadows. But up here, in the tense silence between two bound souls, something else was happening something primal.
Kai stood in the doorway to Adrian's room, his eyes dark with thoughts, lips parted as if on the verge of a question. His body was bare except for one of Adrian's black button-up shirts, far too large for his petite frame. It draped over him like a lover's touch, brushing the tops of his thighs with every step he took toward the vampire.
Adrian was watching him like prey no, like treasure. His shirt was undone, revealing the sculpted lines of his chest and the sharp hunger in his crimson eyes. He hel
