Rowan inhaled Damian’s stabilizing scent like oxygen in a burning house—and then everything snapped.His body moved first: a sudden surge of strength, muscles coiling, alpha instinct detonating point-blank against Damian’s ribs. In one heartbeat, Damian had Rowan in his lap; in the next, Rowan pushed him, slamming him back into the cold stone floor hard enough to rattle teeth. The impact knocked the air from Damian’s lungs, but he kept his hands open, palms up—showing control, not threat.“Rowan—” Damian started.Too late.Rowan straddled him, pinning him with shaking thighs and a grip that trembled from need rather than dominance. His pupils blown wide, silver irises swallowed by feral steel. His breath hit Damian’s lips, hot and uneven, and then—the pheromones hit like a tidal wave.Not a challenge.Not seduction.A soothing release, the kind alphas only used to calm distressed mates or pups in pain. Warm, fog-soft, meant to comfort and bind. It sank into Damian’s skin like heated
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