Chapter 27 AURORA Nights Truth , came Esthers voice .


    A chill ran through me as she continued , Theres no need for me to poison you .


    No need for me to kill you .


    Youll make your own poison tonight .


    Or murder each other .


    Ill be fascinated to see which .


    Nights Truth .


    Id heard of it .


    It was a witch potion that forced the people who took it to act on their deepest desires .


    Truthst they would only dare whisper into the night .


    I immediately shrank away from Dane .


    I knew his deepest desire .


    It was what hed promised to do since the night we married .


    I am going to be the one who kills you , Ann Reed .


    As I felt the potion take hold , felt my inhibitions start to slip away like Id drunk bottles and bottles of the sweetest wine , I knew I was about to die .


    In the darkness , Dane groaned .


    I heard him shift , rise .


    Aurora , he whispered .


    I pushed myself back .


    Dane , you have to fight this .


    Please .


    I will Chapter 27 if you do .


    2/5 Because with each second that passed , my longing for the desire .


    of my heart grew , as well .


    And that would just get me killed more quickly .


    Because as much as Id tried to deny it , tried to fight it ….


    The thing I wanted most in this world was him .


    A man whod never loved me .


    A man who was engaged to a woman .


    And that woman , Evelyn , was the one hed always loved .


    Not only that , but she was carrying his child .


    These thoughts were fleeting as Dane moved toward me in the dark .


    I tried to dodge him , but the space wasnt veryrge , and there was nowhere to hide .


    He grabbed my arm and yanked me roughly toward him .


    I shuddered , half lost to fear , half lost to my growing need .


    I wanted his hands on my skin like a starving woman wanted food .


    I wanted to feel his touch , even if it meant living myst moment .


    But instead of snapping my neck like I thought he would , Dane pulled me roughly against him .


    Aurora , he said in a voice like gravel .


    Then he lowered his lips and kissed me like if he didnt , hed die .


    3/5 Chapter 27 DANE I listened to Esthers words with grim , growing horror .


    Nights Truth .


    I closed my eyes and tried to push back against it .


    But I could feel my inhibitions , my control , slipping away .


    There was one thing I wanted .


    One thing I had denied myself for eight years … except once .


    One time , Id tasted her .


    One time , Id felt what it was like to be inside her .


    Since then , Id tried to forget .


    Now , all those reasons melted away .


    I could scent her , even though my wolf was still dormant from the silver .


    I remembered her hands on my forehead , soft and cool and caring .


    I closed my eyes and tried to fight it .


    Tried to remember I had a pack that depended on me for safety .


    A fiancé who was having my child .


    Maybe I didnt love Evelyn .


    Maybe I had realized I never would .


    But I couldnt betray her … I couldnt … Betray … I heard Aurora move in the darkness .


    Her sweet lc scent washed over me , but also the sharp edge of fear .


    Was she afraid ? Chapter 27 4/5 I stood .


    Said her name .


    She begged me to fight the magic , and I did .


    ut I had been fighting the way I felt about her for eight fucking years .


    My strength to resist her was thin at the best of times .


    Now it snapped .


    I said her name , stalked her movements in the dark , then struck .


    I pulled her against me .


    She didnt fight .


    She melted into me , like honey .


    So fucking sweet .


    I kissed her .


    Not the harsh , possessive kiss like the one at the g .


    That kiss had been about ownership .


    About vengeance .


    But deep inside me , somewhere so deep I hardly knew it was there , I didnt want to own her .


    I didnt want revenge .


    I just wanted her .


    Her sweetness .


    Her cleverness .


    Her strength .


    I wanted her .


    Above , Estherughed quietly .


    So , you wont kill her .


    I shouldve known .


    The Montagues think theyre the knights of the goddess .


    But Dane Montague just as low as the rest of us .


    He doesnt want his pregnant fiancé .


    He wants the woman who betrayed him , over and over and over again .


    I knew she was speaking , but my mind rejected her words .


    They didnt matter .


    5/5 Chapter 27 Nothing mattered but the fact that I had Aurora in my arms , and I was kissing her , and she was kissing me back .


    I lifted her , and her legs wrapped around my waist .


    I was hard for her .


    So fucking hard .


    She moaned and rocked against me , and this was right .


    This was how it was supposed to be .


    Sounds echoed through the cave .


    Above us , Esther cursed .


    Her footsteps echoed , then faded as she ran away.


    I didnt care .


    mu Dane , Auroras voice caught and shuddered as she whispered my name .


    Her fingers dug into my back as she arched , trying to get closer .


    Her body was so perfect , so soft .


    She was everything .


    I walked forward until we came to the cave wall .


    I touched it , making sure it was smooth , that it wouldnt bruise her .


    Then I pressed her back against it , leaned my weight into her .


    She gasped .


    Words flooded from my mouth .


    Youre all I want .


    I never moved on .


    I never should have severed our bond .


    I never should have let you go .


    B