With no hesitation, she tilts her head and sinks her teeth into my collarbone. It’s not the official claiming spot, but stars, it burns. Her mark pulses through me like a fire in my veins, uncoiling everything I’ve ever held back.

I pull away, breathing hard, her blood still warm on my lips. Her eyes meet mine and everything within them undoes me.

“I want you,” she says, her voice like a promise.

In seconds, we’re tangled on the ground, our clothes disappearing as our limbs ...