Kavy's mind raced, but her body had already made its decision. The need, the hunger—it swelled within her, drowning out all reason.
Dante's presence was overwhelming, intoxicating. Every nerve in her body screamed for him. Every thought was consumed by the desire to feel him closer, to feel him inside her, to give in to the power that surged between them.
"I can see it in your eyes," Dante whispered, his voice low and dangerous. "You want this. You just don't want to admit it."
Kavy closed her eyes, trying to push him away mentally, trying to retreat to whatever small piece of herself remained.
But it was too late.
The bond between them was too strong. The fire inside her had already taken root, burning brighter than any hate, stronger than any resistance.
He was right. She wanted him.
Her pulse hammered in her ears as Dante leaned in, his lips brushing the curve of her neck, his breath warm and intoxicating.
"I don't need you to admit it," he murmured against her skin, sending a shiver through her. "I already know."
Her knees weakened, and if he hadn't been holding her, she would have collapsed. Her body felt like it was on fire, every nerve alight with desire she couldn't control.
"Stop," she gasped, but her voice lacked the strength to make him listen.
Dante chuckled, low and amused. "You're not in control anymore, Kavy. You haven't been for a long time."
A sob caught in her throat as she tried to pull away, but Dante's grip on her tightened, keeping her in place.
"You belong to me now," he said, his words a claim, a mark. "And you'll learn to accept it."
Kavy's chest heaved as she fought against the bond that was drawing her closer, but it was futile. The fire inside her only grew, the hunger for him an insatiable beast.
"No," she whispered, her voice broken. "I won't."
Dante's lips pressed against hers then, sealing her protests. He kissed her with the same dark hunger, the same dominance that had invaded her life from the very first moment they'd met.
And Kavy…
Kavy kissed him back.
The moment she did, everything inside her seemed to explode. The hunger, the heat—it flared into something wild, something uncontrollable. Her body arched into him, every inch of her screaming to be claimed, to be consumed.
She was lost.
She was already his.