Chapter 18: The Claim Completed - Cassian POV Steamy Scene

I refuse to Claim her like property; I Claim her like a vow—spoken out loud, her words answering mine, power locking into place. The rite completes through a explicit, desperate union—magic-laced intimacy that seals shadow to flame; her pleasure becomes a spell, my control becomes the cage that keeps her safe. Her blood hits my fangs again—burning, bright—and instead of poisoning me, it changes me: my darkness turns velvet-gold at the edges, something new born between species. The Devourer manifests fully—towering shadow with a crown of teeth