Fell for the Alpha-less Queen

Chapter 400 Tongue Maps

The next second, Landon's kiss crashed down on her. It was wild-utterly out of control..

His tongue pried her mouth open with unrelenting force, claiming her breath inch by inch, like he was determined to drown her in the waves of all the restraint and yearning he'd bottled up until now.

Tessa threw her arms around his neck and kissed him back with equal fervor, pouring all her joy and relief into it.

The crystal ice of Starfall Lake trembled with a high-pitched hum. Meteor fragments from the lakebed rose into the air, forming a spiraling star map in the night sky-cach glowing point like a sprinkle of golden dust blessing their kiss.

In the distance, a pine branch cracked under the weight of snow; startled glimmerfinches burst into flight, flitting over their heads. Phosphorescent dust from their tail feathers landed in Tessa's hair, scattering like crushed diamonds.

They kissed until they were both gasping for breath, their warm exhales mingling and vanishing into the forest chill.

Suddenly, Landon hooked his arm behind Tessa's knees and lifted her off the ground, turning to press her against the trunk of an ancient snow cedar.

The moment her legs wrapped around his waist, she could feel it-his raw, simmering wolf strength thrumming through him, barely held back by fabric. His wolf soul was trembling with ecstatic joy.

reached her collarbone. He finally paused just above the gland at the back of her neck, where his canines teased the skin-like a rehearsal for the mark he was

involuntary moan slipped from the corners of

tilted her head back, baring the length of her delicate neck. Moonlight bathed her racing pulse in silver; Landon's tongue followed that shimmer

sending shivers down her spine. "I've wanted to kiss you like this... to make you mine... to cover every y inch

his mouth returned to

ridges of her teeth to the tender curve of her palate, he marked each spot with the warm trace

her hands clutching at the

strands of saliva slid down the corners of their entwined lips, but they clung to each other

crack; a clump of snow dropped straight onto their

fever of their kiss. They both gasped and blinked, eyes

other-then, at the exact same

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Chapter 400 Tongue Maps

a long how into the sky. It didn't sound like an Alpha's warning call; it sounded like a boy who'd

emerged behind him. Jet-black fur began to