Chapter 172. Hot

Lilith POV

Hot.

I felt so hot, like my whole body was on fire. My face burned, my body trembled, my eyes glassy as my breathing came slow and uneven, everything blurred at the edges but most of all… my inner thighs pressed tight together, my core slick, not from the water but from something deeper, something aching and restless.

Was this because I was in heat?

No. It wasn’t. I knew what that felt like—sharp, insistent, a warning clawing through my mind, it felt primal, like I had to mate or die but this… this was different, like my body had taken over, like something inside me had snapped and all I could think about was one thing.

Relief. I needed release. I needed to get this out of my system. I needed… them.

A soft, breathless sound slipped from my lips as my arms tightened around Silas’ shoulders while he carried me from the water. My face hovered near his ear, my nose brushing his skin as I nuzzled into him, his scent intoxicating—addic