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CHAPTER TWELVE

Author: Sage Annes
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-01 22:45:00

It was already sunrise but I was finding it hard dragging myself out of bed until a sharp and loud knock came at my door and I jerked up immediately, instantly on alert.

For a second I thought it was a dream—another one of those where Thorne showed up at my window and I had to watch him leave again.

But the knock came again, clearly letting me know that it was real.

Real. Persistent.

I stumbled out of bed with a groan, walked to the door, and yanked it open.

Thorne stood there, his hand raised to knock again. His eyes met mine, then dropped.

And widened.

His gaze traveled from my face down to my chest, and I watched his jaw clench. Watched his pupils dilate as something dark and hungry flashed across his expression.

That’s when I remembered what I was wearing.

The silk robe I’d thrown on last night—pale pink, barely covering anything—had come loose while I slept. The front gaped open, exposing the curve of my breast, the lace edge of my underwear visible where the fabric had shifted.

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