Chapter 018
SEBASTIAN
I woke up to slow and faint touches on my back. The sensation pulled me gradually from sleep, gentle fingers tracing patterns across my skin through the thin fabric of my shirt.
I blinked repeatedly, trying to orient myself. The room was still dim, early morning light filtering through heavy curtains. It took me a moment to remember where I was.
Darius's room.
I had spent the night here.
I turned slowly, carefully, and found Darius propped up on one arm, staring down at me. His dark eyes were intense, almost black in the low light, and there was an aura about him that made my breath catch.
Hunger.
Pure, undisguised hunger.
Alisander stirred inside me immediately, responding to the mate bond that surged between us like an electric current. The pull was so stro
