She had never known Levi could be like this, so unhurried and so effortlessly captivating. With every motion, he drew her deeper, until thoughts of the entity stirring within her faded completely.
She was spellbound by him alone, by the cadence of his voice, by the way it seemed to resonate inside her, as though he were speaking directly to her soul, calling to her most unguarded self.
It was a sensation she had never experienced with her other mates, something unfamiliar and almost unreal. For a fleeting moment, she wondered if she was being hypnotized… or if this was simply desire finally shedding all pretense. Perhaps her body was only answering him honestly, even as her mind struggled to catch up, caught somewhere between denial and surrender.
