Kade felt his body burning as if it were being consumed from within. Every cell seemed to be on fire, and the air he breathed was thick, heavy, impossible to swallow. The fever made him sweat, the sheet stuck to his skin, and the pain mixed with something worse: a raw, violent, uncontrollable desire.

But it wasn't for just any woman.

The hunger that destroyed him had a name.

Luara.

He could see her even with his eyes closed—her golden hair, her unmistakable scent, ...