Blaze: I slammed the door shut with a kick, still holding Kat like she was the most precious — and dangerous — thing in the world. She was. My fire. My Queen. And after tonight? She wasn’t just mine. She was everyone’s warning. Touch her — and f*****g die. I set her down just enough so her feet hit the floor, but I didn’t let her move far. Not a goddamn chance. Kat looked up at me, her cheeks flushed, her lips swollen from the way I crushed them outside. Feral. Wild. Beautiful. She wore my jacket — crimson red leather — and it looked like it had been forged on her body. Over her black tee and tight leather pants, she was a f*****g nightmare made flesh. My nightmare. My salvation. My goddamn religion. I grabbed the front of the jacket and pulled her into me roughly, slam

