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Chapter 24: Say it again

Author: Fharhi Dhah
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Aurora’s POV

His breath was everywhere. On my skin. In my ears. Wrapping around me like a chain I couldn’t break. Steam curled between us, fogging the mirrors, making the room feel smaller, hotter, like the air itself was conspiring against me.

Logan’s hand traced down my arm slowly, deliberately, igniting every nerve like wildfire.

“Stop trembling,” he murmured, his voice a low growl that vibrated through my bones. “You wanted to know why I bring you to dark places, why I keep you close… It’s because this world will eat you alive if you don’t belong to someone stronger. And you, Aurora…” His fingers tilted my chin upward, his piercing gaze locking on mine. “You belong to me.”

My breath hitched when his lips grazed my temple. A soft kiss, then another, trailing down to my jaw. My heart thundered, traitorous and loud, as heat surged through me like molten metal. I wanted to push him away, scream at him but my body betrayed me. Every inch burned for him, the scent of his cologne making
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