Riley “May I kiss you?” Caleb’s voice was hoarse with hunger and I noted the flash of it in his eyes as I nodded. He slowly closed the gap between us and, without holding me, he leaned in just close enough. My lips parted slightly, and I closed the last short distance between us. Our lips touched for a moment as the feeling ran through my entire body. It was as if someone had set off every firecracker in the entire world all at once while lightning struck me deep inside my core. My arms circled around his neck as our kiss deepened, and his hands clamped my bottom, pulling me closer. I had never felt this kind of hunger before. Not even when I was with Jeremy. Caleb was my first mate. He was the one I was meant to be with. We pulled apart a short while later, and I grinned when I noticed