Maelis

“What will happen next?” I breathed, tilting my head back just a fraction, taunting him.

A low, vibrating growl ripped from his throat. The playful restraint in his eyes vanished, replaced by a dark, consuming hunger.

He didn’t answer with words. His large hand slid up from my waist, being careful not to press on my ribs, and tangled deep into my hair. He pulled my head back, exposing the long column of my neck, and his mouth crashed against my skin.

I gasped as his lips branded the sensitive pulse point below my jaw. He sucked and bit lightly, sending a violent shockwave of electricity straight down my...