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CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: Heartbeats and Crosshairs

Author: S.Luvelle
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-26 03:55:08

For a second, Noa couldn’t move. Couldn’t breathe. I couldn't think. His pulse flatlined as Alessio’s gun locked on him, the barrel steady, the fire in his eyes cold enough to burn.

It didn’t make sense. Alessio, his Alessio, the man who’d carved open his ribs just to hold his heart, was standing there like he’d been waiting to pull this trigger his whole life.

The silence wasn’t quiet. It screamed.

Noa’s voice broke on the way out. “You’re lying.”

Alessio’s smirk twisted, dangerous. “Am I?”

“You wouldn’t do this.”

“I already did.” Alessio’s gun didn’t waver. His chest heaved, his stitches straining, his body a war zone. But his hand? Steady. Unshaking. Deadly. “Dominik offered me the city. It offered me freedom. Offer me you.”

Noa’s breath cracked. “You have me.”

“I have scraps. Pieces.” Alessio’s voice dropped into a cruel whisper. “You’ve always held back. You let me fuck you. You let me love you. But you never let me own you.”

Noa’s heart jackknifed, a brutal punch to the chest. “
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