The forest shook with tension, a storm of rustling leaves, snapping twigs, and the metallic scent of sweat and gunpowder. Alessio’s body was taut, coiled, a predator in the moonlight. Every muscle screamed alert, every sense honed to deadly precision. Noa clung to him, trembling, lips pressed to his chest, eyes wide and glistening, every nerve on fire from fear, lust, and the feral intensity Alessio radiated.“Tesoro,” Alessio whispered, teeth grazing the side of his neck, low and rough. “Stay with me. Do not move. No matter what comes, you stay with me.”Noa nodded violently, body pressed flush against his chest, heat pooling low in his belly despite the terror. “I… I’m yours… only yours…”Alessio’s eyes narrowed to slits of silver. The intruders were moving closer to Rico in the lead, eyes sharp, calculating, and two others flanking him. Every one of them was armed, every one deadly. Alessio’s pulse was a drumbeat of fury, lust, and obsession.“Look at them,” Alessio hissed, lips br
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