Chapter 54

The kiss was gentle but insistent; their lips were pressed together as if they couldn't get close enough. His hands roamed over her back, pulling her closer to him. Her arms wrapped around him tightly, pressing her body against his. He could feel her breasts against his chest and he groaned into her mouth. She moaned in response and he felt himself harden even more. When he finally pulled away from her, she was breathless, "I think... I need you," she whispered. "I know," he replied. Their wolves craved each other, wanted nothing more than to feel no space between them. He could feel her heartbeat quickening under his hand. Lucius..." she whispered. He took her chin in his hand and kissed her again. "What is it?" he asked. "Nothing," she said, "It's just that... I'm scared. Scared of everything that will come." He stroked her hair, his eyes telling her the words he couldn't bring himself to say. That beneath the curse, the hate and the anger, he was scared too. That she was his o