Arianna
The kiss changed, deepened, became more consuming. The heat in it turned feral, and the growl vibrating through his chest wasn’t just Easton’s anymore.
I froze, heart lurching as I felt the shift ripple through him. When I opened my eyes, gold blazed where brown had been.
“Gavin…” I breathed, panicked and something darker was twisting inside me.
He didn’t answer. Not with words. His lips left mine, trailing fire down the column of my throat. His teeth grazed my skin, and when he reached my collarbone, his mouth closed over it with a hunger that stole the breath from my lungs.
A sharp gasp tore from me as he sucked hard, drawing heat to the surface, marking me—not the bond mark, but close enough to make my pulse spike in alarm.
“Gavin, wait,” I whispered, but my voice broke, b
