Crossing the Line

Magnus’s POV

I saw the genuine hurt in her eyes. The confusion. The fear mixed with anger and desire.

But my eyes betrayed me again, dropping to her body. To those curves. To the way that dress showcased everything I had been fantasizing about, everything I had denied myself, everything I wanted to claim so badly my entire body ached with it.

“Cora, listen.” I forced my voice to soften and forced