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amp casting long shadows across the room. Her fingers moved over the last few emails, but her mind wasn't on the work in fro

ice rang in her head, a deep command that she usually obeyed without question. But tonight... tonight, she couldn't

d for a moment before she clicked ope

tant, like the vibrations of the building itself settling into the night. But then, another sound-more distinct-reached her ears. I

C system or the city noises from the streets below. No, this was different. It was like music, b

y. Her steps were deliberate, controlled, but there was a tension in her movements. As if she already knew something was off. The s

end of the hall, her eyes fell on a door slightly ajar-a door that she had never seen before. It wasn't the kind of door that she would typically have ove

r that would be left unlo

ng over her shoulder to make sure she was truly alone. There were no footsteps, no si

t, her fingers curling

oom was dim, shrouded in soft crimson light. The air was thick with the sce

made it feel both timeless and strangely intimate. But then her eyes traveled to the far wall. There, illuminated in the low light, were rows upon

f the sound became clearer. It was unmistaka

at as she leaned forward, her

n, she

e wood with quiet strength. He was a picture of control, of power. In front of him knelt a woman-clad in a simple dress, but positioned in such a way that there w

ic's voice cut through the sil

, but she didn't hesitate.

efore her mind could process. She was rooted to the spot, unable to move, unable to look away. There was something... intoxicating about the scene befor

an's chin, lifting it gently. His fingers were soft, ten

is voice barely a whisper, but

her voice trembling, filled wit

the words, but she could see the effect they had. The woman's body shivered, her brea

bones. This wasn't just physical-it was something deeper. A connect

and moved with a certain familiarity, an ur

th

creaked ben

door. Time seemed to freeze. His gaze was not one of anger, nor of surprise. No. It was fi

ed in her ears. She was caught. Caught in the act of s

t run. She di

manding, like the low rumble of thunder bef

pulse racing, but then, almost against h

t there was a slight tremble that she couldn't control. Her

e air between them thickening with every inch. The woman in the room had disappeared

said, his voice low, controlled, but

e. "You didn't say anything about locked doors." She tilted her head,

y. He was so close she could feel the heat

not ready to see," he said,

hin, meeting his g

and charged. Neither spoke. Neither moved. It w

hing under her jaw, the touch light but fill

deadly. "You keep testing me... and you might fi

ke that, he

art was still pounding, her body still humming with the energy of the moment.

body frozen in the aftermath of what

he couldn't forget it.