The royal chambers were bathed in the soft, silver glow of the full moon streaming through the tall windows, casting intimate shadows across the wide bed. The air was thick with the scent of jasmine oil, sweat, and the unmistakable musk of spent desire. Caelan lay on his back, chest still rising and falling rapidly, his skin flushed and glistening. The mating bite on his neck stood out vividly, a dark mark against the silver sheen of moonlight on his skin.Lucien propped himself on one elbow beside him, golden eyes dark with satisfaction and lingering hunger. At fifty, the Lycan King was still every inch the powerful alpha — broad shoulders, hard muscle, and that commanding presence that made Caelan’s pulse race even after all these years. A thin sheen of sweat coated his chest, highlighting old battle scars that had never faded.“You’re dangerous when you look at me like that,” Lucien growled, voice low and rough as he traced a finger down Caelan’s chest, over the soft curve of his a
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