ASTRID'S POVI was losing my breath and my heart pounded in my chest.Ren hadn’t said a word since we left the hallway. The only sounds were our hurried footsteps and the quiet whoosh of the night wind. We stuck to the shadows, moving in and out of moonlight as he led me through the narrow corridors and stone passageways I hadn’t seen before. We slipped past patrolling guards, ducking behind columns and empty carts, silent as ghosts. At one point, he tugged me behind a wall just as two guards passed by, their boots scraping over the dirt. I didn’t dare breathe as I felt his arm hover just above my waist.Then suddenly, he turned sharply, grabbed my wrist, and pulled me to his chest before pressing me against the stone wall. My breath hitched instantly.His body shielded mine, and I could feel the tension in every inch of him. We were so close I could smell the faint scent of pine and something stronger, something uniquely him that I would never easily forget. My heart skipped as I l
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