The Rogue's Reluctant Mate
Her scent, a mix of her own unique musk, blood, and fear turned adrenaline, was intoxicating.
My lips brushed hers, a feather-light touch. Not a kiss of passion, not like before. This was something different. Slower. Deeper. An acknowledgment. A claiming. A reward.
She let out a shaky breath, her eyelids fluttering closed. Her lips were soft, pliant under mine. I deepened the kiss, slowly, deliberately, tasting her, tasting the lingering metallic tang of blood and the underlying sweetness that was Selena.
It was a kiss of shadows and secrets, of shared violence and a dawning, terrifying intimacy.
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