Sera's POV Gideon looked down at my lips, his amber eyes burning with a hungry flame. "Unless..." he murmured, his voice dropping into a gravelly rumble I felt against my throat, "there's something else I can give you." A breathy thrill shot down my spine. I slid my fingers into the soft hair at the nape of his neck and pulled him closer. "Since falling for you?" I whispered against his mouth, a wicked smile curling my lips. "Always." A primal growl tore from his chest. The shirt fell forgotten to the stone floor, and he captured my mouth in a fierce, possessive kiss. His hands gripped my hips and lifted me onto the edge of the obsidian table, the cold stone a shock against the heat of him as he stepped between my thighs. His tongue slid against mine, claiming me, making up for every

