The way Lara was surrendering to him, as if she needed him urgently, made his wolf want to howl with satisfaction. Her gifts flowed out of her body like a tranquil river of blue energy, the waves of which curled and coiled around her body. The moment they touched him, they lapped him up softly and then with a light flutter twined over him. Marcus drew in a sharp breath when her gifts touched him.

Marcus was a demi-god, but his gifts had been suppressed inside him for a long time. His father wanted to come out, but it would stir up in his chest and then subdue. The last...