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Chapter 16: Afraid of losing again

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last update Last Updated: 2025-08-05 08:57:16

Rhian’s eyes fluttered open to the soft glow of early morning filtering through the curtains. For a moment, she wasn’t sure where she was—until the steady sound of breathing beside her made her freeze.

Her heart skipped.

She turned her head slowly—and there he was.

Damon.

Still asleep. His face looked calmer now, the fever finally subsiding. His hand, though slack, still rested near where it had clung to her wrist hours ago.

Rhian’s breath caught in her throat. She looked down at herself—still curled beside him on the bed, her head resting dangerously close to his shoulder.

Panic shot through her.

“What the hell…” she whispered, sitting up abruptly. She hadn't meant to fall asleep there. She hadn’t even meant to stay that long.

This was a mistake.

All of it.

She swung her legs off the bed, heart pounding as she ran a hand through her tangled hair. Her gaze flicked back to Damon—his chest rising and falling steadily, his features soft in sleep.

He looked… human now. Not the intimidatin
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