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He responded by grabbing my throat and squeezing it so hard I couldn’t breathe. “Byfucking,” he went on. “Whatever you want, Ajax. Whatever you need. My body is yours. My mind and soul, too. So take me back to your room and do whatever the hell you want to me.”

Az’s grip lessened, allowing me to huff a raspy laugh. “Fuck off, Az,” I ground out on a wheeze. “We both know you’ll never submit in that way.”

His Phoenix peeked at me through Az’s eyes again, then disappeared entirely, leaving only violet flames in his wake. The palm on my throat shifted to the side of my neck as Aztraced my jaw with his thumb. “Let me prove that I mean it. Let me apologize in the only way I know how—by giving you everything.”

I shuddered, his words undoing something inside me. Because I could hear the severity of them echoing in his mind. He meant every word. Every promise. Every ounce of his need.

This was Az’s method of giving me control, a gift he’d never willingly given to anyone before. Except for maybe Cami, and even then, deep down, he’d still guided her with his preferences.

But this… this was him truly handing me the reins. Telling me to do whatever the hell I wanted. Giving me permission to play.

I stared at him, looked deep into his eyes to his very fucking soul, and did the only thing I could think to do—I kissed him.

Hard.

Mastering him with my mouth and tongue. Tasting. Licking.Owning.

And he let me.

No push and pull. No fight. Just Az submitting to me and letting me lead.

When I moved back, he looked at me with eyes that radiated a mixture of arousal and pain. This wasn’t Az. He needed control to thrive. To fight his past. To ensure he never hurt again.

However, for me, he was willing to swallow the discomfort that came with bowing to another’s strength.

Because he trusted me. And on some level, he loved me.

Perhaps not in the same way that he loved Cami, but then, my feelings for him were different from my feelings for her, too. Az and I possessed a deep bond founded on brotherhood and friendship, and that bond was underlined by mutual attraction.

We enjoyed fucking each other.

We enjoyed fighting with each other.

Except, beneath the surface, we also cared deeply about one another. Cami had solidified that affection, turning it into so much more. Then Az’s Phoenix had ensured we would be bound together for eternity.

Now I wanted to return the favor.

I’d already started without thinking, having accidentally drawn blood with my kiss.

Only that hadn’t been from my teeth breaking the skin, but his. Maybe from the force by which I’d claimed him with my mouth. Or maybe he’d done it instinctively as a gift.

Whatever the cause, it didn’t matter.

Because all I desired now was one simple outcome—a claim.

Between my soul and Az’s soul.

Driven by my Midnight Fae instincts.

His Phoenix had bitten me.

Now it was my turn to bite him.

And make him mine.

CHAPTER 19

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