Kade finally released his bite completely, his tongue sweeping over the wound one last time before pulling back to look at her.
His golden eyes were burning with intensity, with satisfaction, with possessive certainty that made her breath catch.
He said nothing.
Just watched her with those predatory golden eyes, his expression unreadable except for the dark satisfaction that curved his lips into something that wasn't quite a smile.
Dakota stared at him, waiting for explanation, for justification, for something that would make sense of what had just happened.
But Kade remained silent, his hand coming up to cup the back of her neck, his thumb brushing over the fresh mark with proprietary gentleness that sent shivers down her spine.
"Answer me!" Dakota demanded, though her voice wavered slightly under the weight of his stare.
"Why did it.... what are you...."
