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Liam’s smirk didn’t falter. If anything, it curved darker, more dangerous, as if he was feeding on the tension clawing at the air. His hand rose, unhurried, deliberate, and then his fingertips brushed the hollow of my throat.

The touch was maddeningly slow, like a deliberate claim, like he was daring Zane to tear him away from me. His fingers lingered there, warm against the most fragile part of me, a place no one touched without meaning something.

A shiver tore down my spine. My knees buckled, traitorous, and my chest seized like my lungs had forgotten how to breathe. Every nerve screamed at me to push him back, but my body betrayed me, caught in the fire of his touch. My heart slammed against my ribs, wild and frantic, as if it didn’t know whether to fight or surrender.

I turned, desperate, needing to break free before I shattered completely

But he was already there.

Zane.

Blocking my escape, filling the space with his storm-dark gaze. His jaw was tight, his fists curled, his presen
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    Liam’s smirk didn’t falter. If anything, it curved darker, more dangerous, as if he was feeding on the tension clawing at the air. His hand rose, unhurried, deliberate, and then his fingertips brushed the hollow of my throat.The touch was maddeningly slow, like a deliberate claim, like he was daring Zane to tear him away from me. His fingers lingered there, warm against the most fragile part of me, a place no one touched without meaning something.A shiver tore down my spine. My knees buckled, traitorous, and my chest seized like my lungs had forgotten how to breathe. Every nerve screamed at me to push him back, but my body betrayed me, caught in the fire of his touch. My heart slammed against my ribs, wild and frantic, as if it didn’t know whether to fight or surrender.I turned, desperate, needing to break free before I shattered completelyBut he was already there.Zane.Blocking my escape, filling the space with his storm-dark gaze. His jaw was tight, his fists curled, his presen

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