Tem closed her eyes and let Caspen all the way in. She felt him take the reins, pouring himself into her—filling her mind until they were no longer two beings, but one. Tem had never experienced anything like this before. Their minds were combined—she was equal parts Caspen and herself. She saw his soul too: its flame a mirror to hers. He stroked her from the inside out until she was whimpering beneath his grasp.

