TESSA'S POV

My heart hammered against my ribs, pounding a frantic rhythm that threatened to drown out the sound of my own shallow breathing. Adrian's question hung in the air, heavy and laden with desire.

"Do you want me, Tessa?" he had whispered, his voice husky with an emotion I couldn't quite decipher. Longing? What the hell was it?

Daphne, my wolf, stirred within me, a wild, primal creature yearning to break free. She craved the closeness between Adrian and I , the heat radiating from Adrian's body, the intoxicating scent of lavender that filled my senses. A treacherous part of me, a part I hadn't known existed, whispered a...