"No."
"Lilith." Her name came out as a growl. "If you stay on top of me like this, I'm not going to be gentle. I'm not going to ask permission. Rhen wants to claim you and you're making it impossible for me to hold him back."
Lilith leaned forward until her face was inches from his, her hair falling around them like a curtain. "Then don't hold him back."
Sebastian's control shattered.
He flipped them in one violent motion, pinning her beneath him on the bed, his hands catching her wrists and slamming them down above her head. His eyes were completely gold now, his breathing harsh, and when he spoke his voice was barely human.
"You have no idea what you're asking for."
"Yes I do." Lilith did not try to pull her hands free, did not fight him. Just looked up at him with her heart racing and her body already responding to the weight of him on top of her. "I'm asking you to finish what we started. I'm asking you to mark me. I'm choosing you."
