Lyanna’s POV

I felt his breath against my neck before I felt his hands. It made something inside me tighten, then soften all at once. We’d been together so many times before… countless nights tangled in each other, breathless and ruined by him, but this… this felt different.

This felt like standing on the edge of something sacred and wondering if it was right to jump. But this was Eldric, the only man I had ever loved, my mate.

He held me with both hands on my waist, thumbs brushing ...