To reach her delicate neck, Kolton had to bend down deliberately. Her fragrance hit him unexpectedly, a scent that somehow captivated his senses in a way he hadn't anticipated.
Yet this wasn't the aroma of that mysterious girl who haunted his memories. This was entirely different, possessing its own magnetic pull that he couldn't quite understand.
The rage that consumed him the day he discovered Kimi was his destined mate had been so overwhelming that he couldn't even recall how she had smelled in that moment.
But that unknown girl's scent remained burned into his memory. "How can I even entertain such thoughts?" he muttered to himself, pulling away from the embrace abruptly.
When Kimi's eyes fluttered open, reality crashed back as she recognized the figure before her.
"Y-You!"
Kolton's expression hardened into a cold glare. "Who else were you expecting?"
