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Chapter 42 – The Price of Possession
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The club's thudding beat receded into the distance as a muffled thrum as Elena stood frozen, caught in Killian's paralyzing glare. His chest rose and fell as he battled to fight his way through the crowd that lay between them. Her legs, treacherous and shaking, refused to move.She still felt Victor's toxic whisper in her ear, still felt the ring of his laughter as he melted into darkness.And here now was Killian before her—seething at her like she'd pulled out his heart."Elena," he growled, catching up with her, his hold on her arm a little too hard. His touch, so heavenly and possessive, was like a vice then."Let me go," she snarled low, shoving him away.His eyes darkened. "What the hell are you doing here? With him?"Strangers looked around them. Elena didn't care. Let them stare. Let them see the girl so stupid as to believe she could be between two monsters.She squared her shoulders. "I had no idea he was here. I didn't do it on purpose."Killian's face hardened, fists clenc
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The door snapped shut behind Killian, trapping them inside the tiny apartment, in a storm that wasn't about rain anymore.Elena stood her back to him, her arms wrapped around herself. She could feel the rain off his uniform, the cadence of his pulse-pounding too hard in the charged space between them.Neither of them uttered a word.Neither of them had any idea how.And then, almost like the punctuation on an exhalation, Killian spoke a word. His voice was low, worn to the edge of unrecognizability. "I shouldn't be here."Elena didn't turn. "Then why are you?"A harsh, anguished silence hung between them."Because even when I know that I should let you go. I can't."Her nails dug deep into her arms. She hated how badly she wanted to believe him. How badly she still wanted him, no matter what."You're wet," she said coldly, finally turning to confront him.Killian stood there, dripping on the floor, smiling like a man who'd already lost everything. His hair was plastered to his forehea
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