Alicia stared at the majestic bat-like wings in awe; her fingers twitched with the urge to touch them. Another person would fear this ethereal being before her, but not she. The smeared blood on the side of his lips, the palpable power bristling beneath his sculpted marble-like skin, taut and dangerous, and the blood splattered on his body lured her closer to him, tugged forward like she was tethered to him and unable to resist.
Alicia knew already that she would never resist; she was already his.
Her body heated upon seeing Rowan, and her chest swelled with raw emotion. He saved her from being violated, and although she’d never believed herself to be some damsel in distress, right now, she could weep in his arms. Obviously, she didn’t do that.
“I am…” Rowan drawled, his gaze scanning o
