~ KILLIAN ~
Lyra casts one last glance at Tess before slipping out of the room. I wait for the soft click of the door before turning the lock with quiet finality.
Tess’s head snaps toward the sound, her spine straightening and her shoulders going stiff with even more tension.
I stand there between her and the door—cutting off her only means of escape.
Her eyes narrow, and my reaction is immediate.
The air shifts instantly as my aura begins to charge up the space between us like a gathering storm. My presence is thick with pressure and something darker as my wolf snarls just beneath the surface, clawing at my restraint and urging me to take the fews steps needed to claim our mate, drown the room in our scent and finally mark her as ours.
I force a deep breath through my lungs to steady myself. I can’t let my wolf take over.
But fuck, it’s harder than I thought it would be. I’ve never wanted someone like this—never needed someone with this kind of bone aching desire. My b
