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He turned again, and Tem had to run to keep up with him. “It doesn’t matter what I put in my body. He’s in my mind. He’ll always be there.” Leo shook his head. “This cannot go on.” They had come to it at last: the moment when Leo’s patience ran out. “What do you…

The word was thunder in her mind. Yes, she insisted. It’s the only way. I would rather die. Well. I’d rather you didn’t. Rowe was coming closer. If I crest you, everything will change between us. Nothing will change between us. I’ll still love you, and you’ll still love me. His blood was seeping onto…

Caspen let out a noise that made it clear he didn’t agree. But Tem couldn’t let Caspen kill Rowe. It would mean war. It would mean a target on Caspen’s back and, by extension, a target on Leo’s. And it would all be because of her. She couldn’t have any more deaths on her hands….

Adelaide paused, tilting her head in the same way Caspen did when he was considering something. There was a moment of silence as her eyes traveled over Tem. “I do not know the extent of it,” she said finally. Another pause. The only sound was the crackling of the fire. Adelaide broke the silence. “I…

I know you can do it. Caspen believed in her. Caspen knew she could do it. Let go for me, Tem. There was nothing she wanted more. Let go. Tem let go. Everything in her plunged at once. The lake disappeared. There was no water, no cavern, no Caspen. Tem was no longer there, no…

Caspen laughed, the sound echoing around the sloping stone walls. As you wish. They did it again. And again. At some point, words were beyond them. They were simply moving, breathing, existing together-conforming to each other with nothing but their basest instincts and rawest desires. Tem herself ceased to exist. Instead, she was one with…

Caspen brushed his lips against hers, and Tem’s worries fell away. Her body was too sore for sex. But she wanted it anyway, and Caspen had never been able to resist her. When he slipped inside her, she bit her lip in pain. Caspen paused. We do not have to do this, Tem. I want…

Gabriel raised an inquisitive eyebrow. “Is that so?” “Yes.” “Come on, Tem. You mean to tell me you haven’t taken a dive in the princely waters yet?” She shook her head. “Really? You know the ball is tomorrow night, right?” “I know.” “Well then, you’d better hop on it if you want a chance at…

Thick, black smoke filled the cavern. Caspen was growing, his human form long gone. Join me. They barely sounded like words anymore. Caspen’s voice was just a hiss, thundering through her mind and rattling her teeth in her skull. Tem tried again to break free-to fling away the anchors that weighed her down, to cast…

“It is a gathering place,” Caspen said. “Think of it as a courtyard.” They continued walking ever downward, and Tem swore an hour passed before Caspen finally stopped them in front of a pair of double doors. He turned to her. “I want you to try to relax.” Tem rolled her eyes. Caspen always wanted…