Lucy.Sunlight filtered in through the windows, casting soft golden lines across the silk-draped canopy above. The warmth skimmed across my bare skin, gentle and quiet, as if the world dared not wake me too suddenly. I should have felt safe, nestled within these sheets, tangled beside a man I once believed I’d never lie beside again: King Ellison. His breath moved in slow, steady waves, his arm slung across my waist like an anchor holding me to this moment of stillness.But safety never stayed long in my world.“I need you to promise me something,” he murmured against my shoulder. His voice, rough from sleep, carried a sharpness that broke through the calm.My fingers gripped the edge of the sheet. “What now?”“Don’t go back to Town Hill,” he said, sitting up slightly. His eyes, dark, piercing, met mine with a weight that made my chest tighten.I pushed up on my elbows, exhaling hard. “Ellison..”“No.” His tone sharpened. He reached for his robe. “You don’t see what’s happening. Someo
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