AURELIAN’s POVAstarian’s lips claimed mine desperately, trembling and with nothing held back. His lips were soft, parting mine with a hunger that stole my breath. Different types of taste flooded me: chlorine from the pool, the faint salt of his skin, and something deeper, sweeter, that was purely him. His hand slid to the back of my neck, fingers tangling in my wet hair, holding me close like he feared I would slip away. My heart raced, pounding against his chest where our bodies pressed together under the water. I should stop this—the guilt clawed sharp at me. His father murdered my mother. I’m here for revenge, not this. But the way he kissed me made everything else fade. Even terrifying. My body had never ached like this for anyone, never burned with this kind of fire—except for the alpha heirs. But this time, this is different.And we were in the academy pool—empty for now, but what if someone walked in? The door wasn’t lock
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