The kiss deepened, a desperate, consuming collision of two souls that had refused to be erased.Caleb’s hands, large enough to crush titanium, were agonizingly gentle as they tangled in Scarlett’s dark hair, holding her against the jade slab. The lingering scent of ozone and void-radiation in the sanctum was entirely overpowered by the sharp, intoxicating fragrance of rain, pine, and Caleb's overwhelming Alpha heat.When they finally broke apart, Scarlett’s chest heaved, her lips swollen and her amber eyes hazy. She rested her forehead against his chin, listening to the steady, thunderous drum of his fully healed heart."You're reckless, Star-Weaver," Caleb murmured, his voice a vibrating rumble against her skin. He traced the line of her collarbone, his golden eyes darkening as he noticed a faint, bruised network of veins fading on her pale arm—the remnants of the poison she had drawn into herself. "If your Golden Core hadn't been strong enough... that void-rot would have frozen your
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