Eden Grace POV

What no! Eden panicked.

“Cassian, please...she's still small, she's not ready." Eden gasped, her voice breaking as the heavy weight of his body pressed her flat against the workbench.

“I'm not asking, Eden," Cassian snarled against her wet lips, his thumb digging ruthlessly into her jaw, keeping her face locked in place. "You've hidden her long enough. It's time."

​"I can't—"

​"You can," he growled, his golden eyes flashing with a dark, commanding glow that sent a shudder through her bones. "You're going to take me, and you're going to let your wolf feed on her Alpha.”

Cassian moved with brutal, terrifying speed. In a single swift...