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Between fear and desire
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2025-09-10 16:40:26Paige's POV
The first thing I felt when I woke was the weight of silence, heavy and suffocating, pressing down on me like a thick velvet curtain, my eyelashes fluttering against the dimness of the room, the air cool against my skin, the sheets unfamiliar yet soft. It took me a moment to remember where I was, to steady the quick pulse beating at my throat. Then I felt it…eyes on me, steady, unblinking, watching.I turned, and my breath caught.Raymond sat at the edge of the bed, his tall frame shadowed by the pale light that filtered through the drapes, his presence was overwhelming, not simply because of his size but because of the stillness he carried, the dangerous control that seemed to coil around him like smoke, his gaze pinned me where I lay, sharp and relentless, as if he could peel back the layers of my soul with nothing but a look.For one heartbeat, the world narrowed to him and me, the space between us charged and dangerous, the way he
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