His Darkest Desire

by Tiffany Roberts

All the world will look upon you and never know the crushing weight of your broken heart.

“Take me to the laboratory,” Vex rasped as they climbed the stone stairs out of the foyer. Kinsley frowned. Sweat trickled between her breasts and down her back, which ached only more fiercely after this trek. “I thought I wasn’t supposed to go in there?” “Gloat, human. I’ve not the energy to argue.”

“My sweet, beautiful mate is bathing with me, her delectable body against mine, skin to skin. I feel her every intake of breath, her every word, her every quiver.” He moved the washcloth up along her collarbone, following it to her shoulder. Trails of glittering silver paint ran down her skin to swirl atop the rose-tinted water before slowly dissipating. “You should praise my restraint, Kinsley.”

She quite swiftly—and happily—returned to not thinking of him.