Chapter 135

I watched her eat with the same fascination I'd felt watching her dance. There was something primal about it, something that called to the predator in me. The way her lips curved around each bite, the small sound of pleasure she made when the flavors hit her tongue, the unconscious way she licked honey from her fingers.

Focus, I told myself. She's not prey. She's yours, but not like that.

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