SEX AND SINS: The Alpha's Forbidden Claim
He tilts my head back, forcing me to look up, locking me into his burning gaze.
That smirk returns.
“I know you want to be a strong lady,” Damien murmurs, voice dark velvet against my ear. “I mean, come on—you’re the heiress of the Ravencroft Empire. You need to keep up appearances, make yourself look strong, intimidating to most people.”
He leans closer, his words slicing into me. “But I’m not most people, Selene. So drop the act. Now.”
My teeth sink into my bottom lip, the taste of iron sparking as I try to ground myself. My chest heaves with shallow breaths. My eyes stay locked on his, wide and wild, unable to blink, unable to escape the magnetic pull.