ADRIAN'S POV I kissed her because I could not not kiss her. Because the need was so strong it overrode everything else. Because she was right there looking at me like maybe she wanted this too. She kissed me back. Hard. Desperate. Like she needed it as much as I did. More. We need more. Take her upstairs. Show her what it means to be ours. No. Not yet. She is not ready. She said she wants us. What more do we need? I need her to be sure. Need her to understand. Need this to be her choice fully not just heat of the moment desperation. But Kael was not listening anymore. Kael was pushing. Taking. Demanding. I could feel the shift happening. Could feel my control slipping away piece by piece. My hands were rougher than I meant them to be. My kiss was harder. More demanding. I could f

