Ariane:
The bond still burned.
It pulsed beneath my skin like a second heartbeat—louder now, wild like it had caught wind and soared off with my heart. I could barely breathe beneath it.
I barely remembered whispering, "We need to go to the library… unless…" My blood heated again, blazing like a dried forest beneath a flame.
Kaelen's arms steadied me as he stood, his warmth grounding even through the fog that clung to my mind.
"Soon, darling," Kealen murmured against my ear before his lips pressed against my temple. "We'll have you—it will be my turn to taste you, then Varek and I will worship every inch of you—until you're spent and trembling. But for now…"
His breath dragged heat along my skin.
"Business first."
As Kaelen sat my feet on the floor, Varek draped his cloak over my
