Kira’s POV The ache hit me again, harder this time, like a fist straight to my gut. I stumbled back a step, pressing my thighs together because oh my God, everything down there was throbbing, swollen, begging for something I couldn’t even name out loud. My skin felt too tight, too hot, like I was burning from the inside out. I dragged in a shaky breath and it didn’t help. If anything, it made it worse, because all I could smell was him. Pine, smoke, something dark and male that made my mouth water and my knees weak. Sebastian hadn’t moved, but his chest was rising and falling faster now. His eyes…those glowing gold eyes…were fixed on me like I was the only thing in the entire world. He took one slow step forward, then another, and I swear the air between us crackled. “f**k,” he mutt

