CHAPTER 101 – Almost Burned MAYA’S POV"Can’t sleep?”I spun around so fast I nearly tripped over my own damn feet. My chest lurched. And of course... because the universe is cruel... it was Xves standing there.Leaning against the doorframe like some shadow carved out of the night, arms folded, shoulders broad enough to block the whole damn world. The moonlight caught on the edge of his jaw, sharp and merciless. His eyes... those cold, dark eyes ... fixed on me with a weight that made my stomach flip.For a second, I just stared, caught off guard, as my fucking pulse kept hammering in my throat.Then the irritation surged back. Of course it was him. Of course he had to be the one standing there when I was finally cracking apart.“Jesus, do you stalk me for fun, or is it like, in your job description?” I shot back, rubbing my arms harder even though the chill wasn’t just from the air anymore.One eyebrow arched. “If I was stalking you, you wouldn’t catch me.”“Oh, wow,” I muttered, r
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