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CHAPTER 12— Crash out

Author: Evernight
last update publish date: 2026-01-09 14:58:39

I woke to warmth.

For a few slow seconds, I thought I was dreaming. My body felt heavy, cocooned, held in a way that made my breathing even out before I realized why. The scent hit me next. Dark. Familiar. Steel and night and something unmistakably alive.

It was Aldric.

I stiffened.

I was pressed against him, my back to his chest, his arm draped around my waist like it belonged there. We were in his bed. His room. The sheets were cool, clean, expensive. I was dressed in soft fabric, loo
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