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CHAPTER 227

Author: Swiwi
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-25 06:38:30

ADRIAN HALE POV

It should’ve stopped there.

It should’ve stopped with Damien holding me, steadying me, protecting me the way he always did when I was falling apart. That was already enough to mess with my head, my breathing, my ability to think straight.

But Damien Cross…

He never did “enough.”

He always went too far without realizing it.

His thumb brushed the back of my neck again, slow and grounding, and I swear my entire body leaned into it without my permission. I felt him go still for half a second like he’d noticed like it affected him too and then he exhaled, a breath so warm it slid down my spine like heat.

“Adrian,” he murmured, “if you keep looking at me like that, I won’t be able to stop.”

My heartbeat jumped. “I wasn’t ”

“You were.”

His voice dropped, calm but intense. “You are.”

I swallowed. Hard.

He shifted, guiding me back slightly so he could see my face fully. His hand cupped my jaw, thumb brushing along my cheekbone. I didn’t move. I couldn’t. His touch was too
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