***Talia*** “Mark me,” I murmur, climbing onto his bare lap and straddling Zane between my thighs. Zane’s cheeks flush in their cute, timid way, his stutter more pronounced when he speaks. “A-Ar-Are y-you sure?” He blinks, a nervous smile curling on his lips as I guide his hands and place them on my hips. “Be-Because I-I ca-can wai-” I press my mouth over his, parting my lips ever so slightly so that my tongue slips between the seams of his mouth. Small sparks tingle across my face, my wolf purring at the sensation of our tongues meeting for a dance. When I pull away, I cup his cheeks and force him to look at me, his large brown eyes full of love and hope as they gaze back at me. Desire burns across my heart as I realize he is the only man to ever make me feel this safe and loved