Chapter 44 Main Event

• Xavier and Magnus did not dare to interfere. They simply observed in silence, knowing their time would come later. At this moment, it was the Alpha's right to claim her first... and to be claimed by her in return.
• Damien's massive frame hovered over Meredith's smaller one, the scorching heat already radiating from him, though they had yet to touch. An electric current seemed to surge through their bodies, igniting every nerve, every thought.
• Meredith, her eyes half-closed, watched as Damien's face drew nearer. He was clearly intoxicated by his desire to possess every inch of her. His minty breath brushed her flushed cheek before he pressed feather-light kisses there, teasing her skin and quickening her pulse. His lips trailed slowly, agonizingly, toward the corner of her mouth. He grazed her lips with the tip of his tongue, tasting her.