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A Night Of Surrender

Penulis: Sophie Starr
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(Edrian’s POV)

The palace never slept, yet somehow that night felt different. So still, that it seemed as if the walls too were silent. The rattling of court rumors, of me, of my wolf, of the trial...still lingered in the halls.

However, all of that was gone when I was grabbed by the wrist in the corridor by Xander and he pulled off to his room without uttering a word. My heartbeat was louder than their chattering.

He made no sound, the doors banged behind us, and he just dropped my hand and began to pace round the room like a man who was haunted by his own shade. His shoulders were set and his back was stiff, as if it were a storm that could not be held down even by a crown.

“Why did you bring me here?” I swallowed.

He raised his head and fix his storm grey eyes on me, what i could see in his eyes was a heavy hunger he could not even conceal.

“Because I can’t keep running from this. From you.” His voice was low, almost broken.

The words cut through me. I wanted to hate him for the co
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