Raven lay beside him, staring at him as if she were seeing him for the first time. Everything about him felt different and more intense, even more consuming. The euphoria coursing through her was unlike anything she had ever felt, ten times stronger than what she had experienced with Boris. Then, suddenly, she felt a small pulsing inside her chest. Her heartbeat synced with Damien’s, their rhythms beating as one.
Her breath hitched. “Is this how it felt with you and your old mate?”
Damien shook his head without hesitation. “No. What I felt with her was nothing like this.”
His hands roamed over her, tracing familiar curves as if rediscovering them, as if she had somehow changed. His scent engulfed her, sending tingles from her throat all the way to her core.
“I’ve never felt this much e
