Chapter 6: The First ClaimKael lay beneath Elias, his pupils dilated, his chest rising and falling in uneven bursts. Their skin brushed too close, too hot. The tension in the air wasn’t just lust. It was war. Want. Need. Pain. And beneath it all, unspoken things, longing, fear, guilt.“You…” Kael’s voice cracked. He reached up, gripping Elias’s wrist tightly. “You have no idea what you're asking.”“I do,” Elias whispered, his voice low, breath shaky. “And I want it…please.” Kael searched his face like he was reading a map of places he wasn’t supposed to go. “You’re probably drunk, what brand are you high on?”“I am not drunk,” Elias’s lips hovered close, trembling. “I don’t drink alcohol.”There was a beat, a pause heavy enough to collapse under.Then Kael moved.He flipped them in one brutal motion, Elias’s back hitting the mattress with a muffled grunt. Kael pinned him down, his weight, his scent, his heat all consuming.“You think I’m gentle?” Kael’s voice was low and edged like
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