My Blood Is Risen (Cullravens)

Ravens were covetous creatures and guarded their baubles as jealously as any dragon. Cal surged forward just as she began to wobble on her feet, so that when she collapsed, the full weight of her body sagged against him. A flash of startled pain in her eyes as she set her teeth against the onslaught of his passion spurred him on, the need to make her work for it instinctive. Finally—finally—they got to his spot in the woods.