Lyra POV
I want s*x because I remember how it made me feel when I was first missing Kaely. It took the edge off the pain.
And I’ve noticed that—while I can still feel my bond with Kaely—it’s diluted, just like it was when Cassian was here. Milo seems to have the same effect on it. It’s like my mate bond with Kaely is a current in a river, but Cassian, and now Milo, are rocks in that same current that catch me and allow me to cling to their surface, to avoid being washed away.
So what I’m hoping now is that being with Milo might distract me from the pull I still feel toward Cassian.
And I do try sincerely. I trace my fingers over his lean, ropy muscles and do my best to forget the ways he’s different from Cassian. I wrap my thighs around him, dig my heels into his ass, and for a moment
