Inez swallowed hard when she heard his unapologetic words. Killian had spoken his desires out loud so directly that she had no words to say. And even if she somehow managed to unclench her throat, she couldn't say a word because the darkened gaze of his, which was raw with need, stole her voice the very second their gazes met.
"Quite gripping, don't you think?" he asked, addressing the pull and tension that was between the two of them. She could feel her siren stirring inside of her as she almost surfaced, only for Inez to suppress her back down because she knew that if her siren made an appearance, Inez was not going inside the lodge alone tonight.
"I will have you," he rumbled as he raised his hand and caught her by the back of her neck. "I will fucking have you, Inez. You can deny me all you want, but you will be mine and…" he used his thumb to brush against the crook of her neck. "And I will leave my brand right here, bubbles."
