Kael's POV
I held most of my weight up with my arms, hovering over Elara to keep our bodies from touching too much and making me lose control completely. But we were so close. I could hear her racing heart, feel her warm breath, and smell her scent filling the air—now that the fear had faded, the warm, sweet fragrance underneath was rising, mixed with the maddening, intoxicating smell of an aroused female.
I lowered myself, bracing my arms on either side of her head, caging her in my shadow and breathing hot air against her face.
"I want you," I rasped, my voice sounding terrifyingly rough from the constant suppression of desire. "I want you screaming beneath me." My thumb brushed her cheek. "I want to Mark you, let everyone know you belong to me—"
No. I regretted the words as soon as
