“I was looking for you,” she said.“Really?” He shut the door behind him, his eyes never leaving hers. The moment stirred memories of her dream, and her heartbeat quickened.Ares closed the distance between them, his gaze growing darker with every step. Aria stood her ground, though the air felt charged with tension.“You make it hard to stay away and act like a gentleman when you behave like this,” he murmured, stopping right in front of her.“You showed me you didn’t want distance when you left this mark on my neck,” she replied, brushing her hair aside to reveal it.He smirked. “That was out of frustration… and I’m still frustrated.”“Then I’ll keep my distance,” she said, brushing past him toward the door.But as she reached for it, Ares’s arm came around her, slamming it shut. He leaned close, his voice low against her ear. “You don’t come and go as you please, Your Highness.”Trapped between him and the door, Aria tugged at the handle, but he held it firmly. Instead of moving ba
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