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Caged Heat

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Reina's POV

“Come here, Reina,” he said, voice low and smooth.

The room was quiet, heavy with shadows and something far more suffocating—desire laced with danger.

Morelli didn’t move much when I entered. He didn’t need to. Just the way his eyes latched onto mine—dark, unreadable, and burning with something primal—was enough to steal the air from my lungs.

He watched me like I was the only thing in the room worth breathing for.

I approached carefully, setting down my medicine bag beside the bed. His chest, bare and scarred, rose and fell with slow, controlled breaths. A glass of whiskey rested in his left hand. His right hand, bandaged at the knuckles, hung low—threatening in its stillness.

I reached for the stethoscope, but before I could lean in to check his vitals, his voice cut through the silence.

“Sit.” He patted his lap.

I blinked. “What?”

“You heard me.”

I hesitated. He tilted his head, the edge of his mouth curling into something between a smirk and a dare.

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