Mia POV
I could feel it now, as if something within Atlas was battling to break free. Inara sensed it too, though she couldn't quite grasp what it was. The scent of Atlas overwhelmed the air, no longer human, but a primal aroma. Still, Inara couldn't detect a wolf in him unless it was hidden away.
Atlas locked his intense gaze on me, desperately struggling to maintain control. But I yearned for him to lose himself with me, to surrender to his natural instincts and claim me now that my mark adorned his body. This time, he was different. It was as if he had let down some of the barriers that kept a part of him hidden. His hands moved against my body with an insatiable hunger, slowly, deliberately, as if he wanted to push me to the brink of sensory overload.
My hands eagerly explored his
