The next day Celeste woke up feeling like everything had changed. Her heart skipped a beat every time she stared at Maximus. He paced in front of the door, waiting for his brother. She could feel the turmoil of emotions roiling within him. That was another thing that had changed too. She was aware of him on a weird level, as if they were connected on a deeper level somehow. It scared her a little, because she didn’t know what it all meant. Was she his bride now? He said he didn’t want to claim her, but it felt like she had just been claimed. Celeste touched the side of her neck where he bit her. She bit the inside of her mouth as heat flared from the sensitive area tot he rest of her body. Her p***y throbbed in need. Fuck, she was his bride. Her body flamed at the thought of being with