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CHAPTER 36

Author: lord james
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-22 18:30:57

Cara’s POV

I woke with blood in my mouth and Lucian’s scent on my lips. His skin still burned where his fingers had held my jaw. My chest heaved. The world tilted, then steadied.

The kiss had been a war. Raw. Claiming. Dangerous. He had taken what he wanted and left no room for argument. My body remembered every rough stroke. My mind did not forgive him.

I sat up slowly. The healers were still around. Evelyn moved like a shadow, efficient, careful. She did not meet my eyes. I knew why. Our private chaos had not been private at all.

I swung my legs over the bed and the room lurched. Pain tightened across my ribs. A thin thread of anger tightened too. I had a hole in me that no amount of training filled. Lucian had touched it. He had named it.

“Cara.” My father’s voice came through the door. He did not knock. He never did. He appeared when he knew he was needed. He was a steady man with a steady ache. He had seen more loss than anyone I knew.

“Come in,” I said. My voice sounded small a
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