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77 – Five Minutes to Fall

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*ARELEN’S POV*

They always say timing is everything.

But no one ever warns you what to do when your body says yes at the exact moment your mind whispers, This is dangerous.

I thought I was just playing the game Patricia taught me. A subtle move. A flick of the wrist, a calculated sway of the hips, a sideways glance that promised mischief and dared him to chase. She said if I ever wanted to grab Mago’s attention—really grab it—I had to stop acting like I didn’t know what I was doing.

I tried it.

And Mago noticed.

God, did he notice.

One second, he was watching me from across the ballroom like he always did—eyes smoldering, jaw set like he was grinding down temptation between his teeth. The next, his hand was wrapped around mine, firm and silent, and he was pulling me out of that hall like I had just flipped the kill switch on his restraint.

He didn’t speak. He didn’t ask.

He just took.

And I let him.

Maybe I should’ve felt nervous. Maybe I should’ve been smarter. But the way he dragged
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