Alethea

Asher scoops me up into his arms, and my whole body pulses with need. My core throbs so hard, it's unbearable-I ache for him, for something to fill the emptiness inside me. I bury my face into his neck, licking his skin like a starving woman desperate for a taste.

Tension roll through my lower belly, each one stronger than the last, and I clutch at his shirt, trying to ground myself.

Asher releases his Alpha aura-it's thick, powerful, intoxicating. I hear gasps around us as everyone freezes in place, unable to move. But we keep going, slipping out of the temple like it's just the two of us...