The Lycan's Forbidden Craving

she was be

rince's chamber, she felt it-like the heat of fire too close to skin. Every movement felt magnified

he entered. But she coul

ple task of cleaning, but her heart was pounding. The silence

re. He was

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time, the encounter had been sharp, lingering, heavy with unspoken tensio

in carved in flesh-barefoot, shirtless, only a silk-black robe hanging l

, he said

dering. If she lingered too long, he might sp

he di

d," Darian

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ask about

d slowly, turning to face him. Her hood was down, hair tied up, scent masked to perfecti

to look at me

ob

shadows along his chest, dancing across scars and silver markings she couldn't

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ur maids like this?" she a

who lie to my face and break into

eath h

ep, and he'd be able to touch

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no proof,"

ked. "D

ushing against the sleeve that hid her wrist. The c

low. "They pulse when I'

always

ey know wha

er chin up with two fingers. Her

ed me?" she asked, her

lose she could feel his breath, "I'

allowe

punish you

n do

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e wolf. I punis

nto the faintest

reath tangling in the air. Everythin

e been afrai

or her wrist again, a kn

ten

e called,

e, the High Council requests your pre

t take his e

pping back slowly. "Do no

odded and d

at him, her

hat are

one last time,

His voice dipped like a gro

to finish wha