He looked down at the brand, and I knew what he was going to do. I rushed over to him just as he pierced his skin with a claw.
“Don’t!” I said, sinking into his lap, distracting him.
He huffed angrily before he found my lips, covering them with a desperate kiss that woke my core full force. It had been dull, almost dormant before, but with the link back and the potion working, I felt everything.
And it was a feeling I had missed.
Heat rose within me so fast as he claimed my mouth, and I moaned as his fingers dragged up my thigh. He pushed me down on the seat, his mouth never leaving mine.
“I will be a part of this,” he growled, and I didn’t answer, knowing if fate really wanted him mated, then he would be. There was nothing we could do.
But I could play ignorant and pretend it
