CH12 - Cedric's POV

I hadn’t meant for the kiss to go quite this far, but the way her body responded to me had mine reacting as much, if not more than hers. Kyla was utterly oblivious to the mate-bond between us. I realised this quickly enough, but that didn’t mean I could hold back.

My emotions over losing my beta were muddying my thought process, but worst of all was the bond making me think this was a great idea. A fabulous idea, an idea so grand that nothing could go wrong.

It wasn’t right, but it wasn’t wrong either.

“Oh, ah, Moon,” Kyla moaned under me as I focused on her neck, where I could quickly tell her weakness was. That she was getting into this was a good sign and the sound of her pleasured moans made me even needier of her touch.

As I drifted my fingers up, I slid them under her top and along her soft, round chest. Her breathing was rapid and her heart was pounding so hard that I thought it might leap out at any moment now.

I lifted my head away fr