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Chapter Twenty-Eight: Dusk till Dawn

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Eden’s POV

The curtain fell back into place, shutting out the sight of him, but it did nothing to ease the storm inside me. My hands shook as I clutched the fabric, holding it closed as though that could shield me from what lingered beyond. My chest ached with the weight of my heartbeat, each pulse thudding so violently I wondered if he could hear it even from where he stood.

He was out there. I knew it as surely as I knew my own name. Even if I never looked again, the knowledge sat heavy against my skin, undeniable, unshakable. Kael was watching me.

I pulled back from the window slowly, my legs unsteady as though I had run a great distance. The air in my room felt too thick, heavy enough to drag me down, to trap me in this strange place between fear and desire. I sat on the edge of my bed, pressing my trembling fingers against my lips, unable to forget the sight of him in the shadows.

His stillness had been what unnerved me the most. He had not paced or shifted or given any sign of r
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