Chapter 43

Rune.

My breath got hitched in my throat at his words, widened eyes darting from left to right in shock and pain.

“For the pain,” his voice was thick and unsteady. A fire of need and desire flowed through my veins, setting my entire body ablaze. My eyes fluttered closed, loving the whisper of Kane’s lips on my neck, light and intoxicating. He sniffed my scent and held me tighter as though I’d disappear if he let go, and I stayed unmoving in anticipation while Zarah purred. We would finally be one with our mate.

I had almost forgotten we were in bed with wet clothes–thanks to the heat that engulfed me from the feel of his hard-on against my bum. He felt so…big.

His long fingers were cool and smooth as he stroked my arm sensuously while his lips nibbled on my ear and the skin underneath it. An electric shiver ran through my spine, and from my parted lips, a light whimper escaped. His fingers tenderly traced the line of my cheekbone and jaw like he was memorizing it, and then he took hi