The night was thick and pulsing, shadows pressing close around me as I moved deeper into the forest. Every breath was filled with the scent of pine and earth, tinged with something headier, something raw and masculine that made my skin tingle and my body heat from the inside out. I shouldn’t be here—I knew that much—but an invisible force kept pulling me forward, guiding me into the depths of darkness where I felt both hunted and…desperately desired.
A whisper of movement behind me made me stop, my heart thudding as I felt warm breath graze the back of my neck, sending a shiver down my spine. Strong hands—rough and possessive—closed around my waist, pulling me back against a hard, unyielding body. I gasped as I felt the press of him against me, hot and thick, his presence impossible to ig
