The fire in the hearth had burned low, but neither Troy nor Daisy felt the cold. Their bodies were heat itself, their souls uncoiling in a tangle of desire that seemed to stretch across eternity.Where the first claiming had been hungry—driven by years of restraint snapping all at once—this second wave of their night was slower, deeper. He wanted to memorize her, to press every gasp and tremor into memory, to prove with every touch that she was his mate, his equal, his queen.Troy kissed a trail down her collarbone, savoring the taste of her skin as though it was the sweetest nectar. Daisy arched beneath him, her nails dragging along his back, her breath ragged with need. “Don’t stop,” she whispered, though she knew he never would. Not tonight.He lifted his head, his amber eyes dark with lust. “I couldn’t stop if I tried.” His voice was a growl, low and rough with devotion.Their lips met again, and this time there was no hurry. He coaxed her mouth open, his tongue stroking hers in l
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