All Chapters of The Alpha's Damnation: Chapter 51 - Chapter 52

The room was thick with tension, the kind that wrapped around them like a living thing, coiling tighter with every breath.Seraphina’s fingers tightened around the silk dress, her pulse pounding in her ears.Adolphus had turned around, just as she asked, but she could feel it—his restraint, his hunger, the way his body vibrated with the effort to obey her simple request.She swallowed, her throat tight.Why had she told him to turn around?Why did it feel like she had all the power now, even when she was the one standing here, vulnerable, exposed?Her heart was a wild thing as she reached for the hem of her shirt, peeling it off slowly, letting the cool air kiss her skin. She swore she heard the sharp intake of breath from across the room, but he didn’t turn. Not yet.Her hands fumbled with the button of her jeans, sliding them down her legs, leaving her in nothing but lace and hesitation.Was this a mistake?Did she want him to see her?Gods help me… I do.The dress slipped over her