The moment Jack turned the corner and Ava disappeared from view, relief washed through him.He exhaled slowly, rolling his shoulders as if shedding a weight he had been carrying since dinner. "At least she’s not trying to talk me out of it anymore," Jack thought.Ava meant well, he knew that, but he was tired of fear dictating his steps. Tired of whispering, of watching people disappear, of pretending obedience was the same as loyalty.Tonight, he wasn’t walking toward Desmond empty-handed because he had leverage and for the first time since freeing Lira from the dungeon, Jack didn’t feel like the hunted one.His boots echoed softly against the floor as he moved deeper, his thoughts sharp and deliberate. He replayed the naked image once more, not because he wanted to, but because it reminded him why he couldn’t turn back now.Desmond thrived on control, on image, on appearing unassailable. A crack in that armor, especially one involving another woman, would be whispered about, exagg
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