I didn't know could ache, and my chest still thumped from last night. Rain dripped through c

hing. I tried to tell myself it was nothing, that I wasn't afraid, but I couldn't shak

id in a com

but really watching me with a smirk. "Morning, sunsh

er crawl back to my old life

lized he was trying to make me laugh, to distract me from

ways. "Eat something," she said softly. "You're going to need

nd me smirking, all of it. And somewhere underneath the fear, underneath the adrenaline, I felt it: the pull, the heat, and the way Dominic

, snapping me out of m

uriosity and some with open suspicion. I noticed how they reacted to Dominic. The resp

out looking at me. "You'll learn the rules, you

at if I don't want t

ng to mine, sharp and dangero

His dominance wasn't just in his voice, it was in the way he moved

r tools lined the walls. Dominic gestured at one of the packs around us

lar, his eyes glinting. "I'm your

Dominic stayed nearby, watching silently. Every instinct told

xpected. I blocked, dodged, struck. My arms burned and the sound of Domin

g over the clash of wood on wood. "Faster

rawling. My heart raced and my body was also screaming. I realized that I was lear

, letting out a short whistle. "

houlder, not slowing down. Th

yone freeze. Dominic's eyes snapped to the entranc

ch, fierce, claiming, and I hated how it made me shiver. My instincts screamed danger.

es with precision. And I realized with a jolt that I

g, flanked by his men. "Enjoying the tour

he tension stretched, thick and heavy, making my chest sq

ng I refused to name. This wasn't just a rivalry an

tercepted with lethal precision. I barely had time to dodge, I roll

as unbearable. The fight was chaos, teeth and claws and wood flyin

o a world where every move could kill me, every glance could cost me, a

ly for a moment. From the shadows, movement stir