AUGUSTUS POVThe heavy, erratic thump of our hearts sounded like war drums echoing in the suffocating quiet of the study.Beneath me, Caleb was an undone, trembling mess, his chest heaving as he tried to pull air back into his lungs. His flushed skin was slick with sweat, his usually sharp, defiant eyes glazed over and dilated with utter ruin."Fuck, Moon Goddess help me,"... I should have stopped.Victoria was just down the corridor, meticulously finalizing the guest list for a wedding that was supposed to bind our names, our fortunes, and our futures together.I was the patriarch, the untouchable future head of the Devereux family, a man who built an empire on cold logic, absolute control, and unyielding discipline.Yet, as I stared down at Caleb, every single drop of that supposed discipline evaporated into ash."He is fucking mine," that was my mind screamed at me.My gaze dropped to the faint, sweet curve of his neck, and a sudden, violent surge of dark, visceral disgust curled i
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