Chapter 41

I swallow hard when I notice how close Milo's mouth is to mine. “I-I should get to bed, Milo. I have to be up early. I wasn’t able to get morning drills planned.”

“Maybe when you wake up, it’ll be done for you.” He lets his lips brush against the corner of my mouth. “Like magic.”

“Milo…”

His lips trace over my cheek while he breathes in my scent, sending shivers up my spine. What was I going to say? Does it matter?

“Are you scared of me, Lenora?” His hands caress my hips with fingers that feel like feathers.

“I’m not scared of anything.” When did I wrap my legs around him?

“What if I tell you I get a little… bitey when I get excited?” Milo nuzzles my cheek and chomps his sharp teeth. His voice is deeper and scratchy, and his fingers have razor-like claws against my hips. “Would that scare you?”

“Ghost, if you try to mark me, we’re going to have a problem.” I whisper in his ear.

“You don’t want me to mark you?”

“Not until our marriage ceremony.” I lean back and gaze into his d