Fierce Instinct

MAEVIA

The warning I gave him hung between us like a blade, and I refused to lower my hand from his chest. My pulse raced, but my resolve remained stronger than the fear pressing against it.

Torin's eyes darkened with irritation as he stood his ground. He had never accepted resistance from me easily, and this time was no different.

“You are making this harder than it needs to be,” he said.

“I am p