NICOLE

The moment his teeth grazed the shell of my ear, a violent, electric jolt seared through my entire body. It wasn't pain, not really. It was something far more dangerous. It was a lightning strike of pure, shocking sensation that short-circuited my brain and set every nerve ending on fire.

A hot, helpless blush exploded across my cheeks and down my neck, a traitorous flag of my body's reaction to his touch. I could feel the ghost of that bite, a brand that pulsed with a rhythm all its ...