Althea acted on instinct, responding to the deep, pleased sound that escaped Gavriel’s lips. She felt the way his body tightened under her touch, and something about that reaction stirred an unfamiliar thrill within her.

She licked his length from its base to its tip. She moved slowly, almost experimentally, as if savoring a forbidden delicacy. Her actions grew bolder, teasing him with deliberate pauses, watching the way his expression shifted—hungry, impatient, and intent on her every ...