Penelope POV

It's overwhelming in the best way. Timothy's mouth, his hands, the weight of him pressing me into the mattress. A year of fantasizing doesn't come close to the reality of having him like this—unleashed and hungry and completely focused on me.

The bond amplifies everything. I feel his desire mixing with mine, his satisfaction when I gasp his name, his fierce need to claim and protect and worship all at once.

Because that's the thing about Timothy Blackthorn that most people don't ...