bDarius /bbpov /b

bIt /bbwasn’t /bbjust /bthe pull this time. It was something belse/b.

Something I hadn’t felt in a long time.

bNot /bsince the death of my mate.

It bwas /blust.

I had seen plenty of naked women after her death, especially the ones sent by the previous betasb, /bwho constantly tried to tempt me by filling my chambers at night, hoping I would choose one to mate with.

But staring at a naked woman never bfazed /bme.

My body didn’t breact/b.

And more importantly, I’d break their hands if they dared to touch me.

But this little sheb–/bwolf… she was different.

I wasn’t sure if it was because she was my mate or something else entirely but not only was she naked…

She had touched me.

And I wasn’t repulsed.

Instead, my body was reacting to hers, and the only thought that filled my head as I held her close and gazed down at her was to listen to Ss

And im her. Right here. Right now.

I had thought I had control. I truly believed I could ignore that little devil’s voice in my head.

But her scent… Her scent tore away every shred of self–control I thought I had.

Vani and roses, just like myte mate. And today, those scents seemed even more intense and consuming.

“You smell delicious,” the words slipped from my lips before I could stop them.

And like something invisible was pushing me forward, I closed the distance and crashed my mouth onto hers.

One hand tightened around her waist, the other cupped her chin as I kissed her.

She gasped, her body stiffening as I held her firmly against me.

I could feel her, warm, soft, and trembling. The way her nipples hardened against my chest, the rapid thud of her heartbeat.

Fuck.

I wasn’t sure what was happening anymore. My head was a mess, and I couldn’t think straight.

A soft moan escaped her lips as my hand trailed down her lower back, stopping just inches from her butt.

That seemed bto /bbfinally /bsnap her from her bdaze/b. bHer /bhands brested /bbbetween /bus, and just when I thought she bwas /bgoing to push bme /bbaway/b, instead, bshe /bbwrapped /bher arms around my shouldersb, /bpulling me closer as she returned bthe /bkiss.

bThat /bbwas /bwhen all the brestraints /bin me snapped, bevery /bbounce /bof control I thought I had shattered bat /bbonce/b.

I heard bSs /bbgrowl /bbas /bI held her tighter, shifting our position and turning her around, pressing her bback /bbagainst /bthe bwall/b.

I felt her body shudder with pleasure as bI /bgripped her thighs and lifted her into the air, wrapping her blegs /baround my bwaist /band trapping her between the wall and me.

Her arms tightened around my shouldersb, /bher fingers tangling in my hair, holding me in bce/b.

“Goddess, I want her so badly, Darius,” Ss hissed in my head, and a shiver ran down my spine at the intensity in his voice.

“Let’s im her, Darius. Let’s make her ours. bIt’s /bbeasy/bb… /bbjust /bgive in,b” /b

he whispered, like the devil he wasb. /b

I groaned and pulled her away from the wall, carrying her to the sink and setting her down on the edge.

She whimpered when I broke the kiss and leaned into her neck, pressing soft kisses along her skin as I fought the urge to sink my teeth in and mark her.

Instead, I took my time, trailing kisses down to her shoulder, feeling her tense and inhale sharply as my lips moved lower, brushing over her chest.

“Oh Goddess,” she gasped in pleasure, her head thrown back as my lips found one of her hardened nipples. I flicked my tongue around it, making her reach up and bury her hand in my hair, holding me in ce.

“Ah… please,” she whimpered, arching her back as I leaned back slightly, her nipple slipping from my mouth with a soft pop before I turned to the other, giving it the same attention.

My hand drifted downward, gliding over her stomach and lower, toward the heat between her legs.

She spread her legs for me, and the grip on my hair tightened as I found her dripping core and began to rub slow circles over her clit with my thumb.

“I–more, please,” she breathed out, her voice barely above a whisper.

Leaning away from her breast, I imed her lips once more in a heated kiss, parting her walls with my fingers.

bJust /bbas /bbI /bwas about to slide a finger in and stroke her, she pulled back slightly from the kiss and whispered,

“Oh Darius, it feels so good.”

bAs /bsoon bas /bshe said that, the world seemed to freeze, and for a brief moment, my vision became distorted. A gasp escaped me as bI /bleaned back and instead of the she–wolf who should be sitting in front of me, she appeared instead.

In our chamber, lying on the bed beneath me as I took her. I blinked, watching as Nyssa’s tear–filled gaze was reced by my mate’sb, /bcrying and holding me close, begging me to touch her the way Nyssa did. To hold her, to give her pleasure.

I shut my eyes as my vision blurred and a sharp ringing filled my head. The scene from that day shed before me.

The bmes/b.

Her body.

My screams.

As I watched her lying in a pool of her own blood, tears in her eyes, her half–dead gaze fixed on me.

“I’m sorry, Darius… I’m really sorry.”

A sharp ringing in my head drowned out her voice, my Liana’s voice as her final words echoed in my mind over and over again.

I took a step back, pulling away, almost staggering on my feet as I heard the she–wolf call out to me.

“M–My King? My King, are you okay?” her voice trembled as she reached for me.

But I yanked my hand out of her grip and roared,

“Don’t you dare touch me!”