drifted through the lobby, mixed with expensive perfume and fresh air from the open doors. Iris didn't hesitate she walked straight to the

s lining the walls. Inside, it was just us... and them. Iris. Me. A tall

the moment I re

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arch n

riosity on his side, caution on mine. His gaze was sharp and assessing, l

tead of trained. His jawline was sharp enough to cut glass, and when he smiled, I caught the flash of vampire like teeth. His dark hair fell perfe

moothly, voice deep and am

"Cut it out," she snapped

eply. "His replacement doesn't mat

, I knew i

st, it st

cating more with his eyes than with words. There was something in the way he stoodcasual but possessive, like the room was alread

ke a shield, arms crossed, scanning him like she was daring him to tr

ed into his pocket. His gaze flicked to me again, slow and deliberate. "Di

ty these days," Iris

rrowed just slightly when I shifted in my seat, the way his posture claimed space without asking pe

This time, he didn

ike Rowan. Quiet dangerous. Controlled. Calculated. The

skey around us, but my attention stayed fixed on the presence beside me. I could feel him there, fee

to hide and drin

ed straight into Ro

some

s was not