Chapter 226: Bonds of Forever

Vander’s POV

Elara’s breath hitched as I guided her back against the wall, the rose petals from the bedroom path crunching underfoot.

The candlelight cast shadows across her face, her green eyes glowing with a hunger that mirrored my own. Our bond pulsed, raw and electric, the mark on her neck calling to me like a beacon. I pressed my lips to it, feeling her shiver under my touch.

"You drive me wi