"Why?" Lilith asked. "Why does it matter so much? You barely know me. We've known each other for weeks....."
"Because you're ours," Lucian said, and his voice made her shiver. He had moved closer without her noticing and now he was right beside Sebastian, his gold eyes burning into hers. "Because the bonds say you belong with us. Because every instinct we have is screaming at us to keep you safe and claimed and ours."
"That's not love," Lilith said. "That's possession."
"It's both," Sebastian said simply. "And you feel it too. Stop pretending you don't."
Lilith wanted to deny it. Wanted to tell them they were wrong. But the bonds were humming between them and she could feel her body responding to their proximity despite her anger, despite her pain, despite everything.
