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“Can’t I just marry you?” “Please, Tem. I’m swimming in stable boys.” Tem sighed. “Although,” he said musingly. “You might try fucking in a carriage sometime. Roomy.” Tem rolled her eyes. Then she looked at Gabriel. He was drunk, and so was she, and for some reason, all she wanted was to tell him everything…

He shook his head. “I do not want you here alone.” Tem had no rebuttal for that. After what happened with Rowe earlier, she could hardly argue she’d be safe. “What will happen at the meeting?” she asked. Caspen cupped her hip with his hand. Despite telling her she should leave, he didn’t seem eager…

Tem stood on her tiptoes and kissed him. Caspen met her lips with his, pulling her into his arms with monstrous strength. The kiss was everything she needed and more. It was confirmation that the risks they were taking were worth it-that they would always choose each other despite everything standing in their way. The…

Suddenly, Caspen’s fingers joined hers. The angle of his cock changed as he leaned down over her, cupping her hands with his and pushing them both deeper. Tem relinquished control, letting him guide her, letting him pump their fingers in and out together. But soon, even that wasn’t enough. Caspen’s hands gripped her thighs, pulling…

Caspen didn’t hesitate. “I am undone by you,” he said. “I crave your scent, your skin, your voice. I think about you all the time, to the point of destruction. You are unbearably overwhelming. I cannot resist you no matter how hard I try.” To hear Caspen describe her in the exact way she felt…

“Think of it as taking, not as giving.” “I don’t understand,” Tem said. “The crest is a way to extract power from a human. When you climax, the basilisk who crested you becomes stronger. Rowe wishes to draw power from you.” “Can’t he crest anybody? Why me?” “He can.” Anger crept into Caspen’s voice. “But…

“I had to talk to you.” “You should not have come here alone.” “I know.” “It is dangerous for you. I cannot protect you if-” He cut off, his eyes traveling over her with sudden concern. His nostrils flared. “Rowe. I can smell him. Was he here?” Tem shook her head. If one more thing…

Tem couldn’t believe the agony in his voice. She had forgotten that underneath Leo’s bravado, he had a heart just like hers. A heart that was capable of want-of love. Leo’s ego shielded him from vulnerability; it was easy to forget how sensitive he was. But in moments like these, Tem understood him better than…

“You cannot be silenced, Tem. That much is very clear.” “Did you kill Jonathan and Christopher?” Caspen lifted his chin, looking down at her. “Of course I did.” “I told you I didn’t want anyone to get hurt.” “And I told you some things do not concern you.” “Loss of human life concerns me.” “Their…

“His Highness will see you now.” There was no time to decompress after what just happened. The butler was already ushering them through the crowd, toward the doorway at the end of the ballroom. Tem felt a sudden prick of fear. Not only was Caspen about to be face-to-face with Leo, but he was already…