Aliyah's' POV He studied me for a long moment, then nodded slowly, like he didn’t believe me but wouldn’t press yet. “So why here?” I asked, shifting the conversation.“Because I don’t believe in coincidences,” he said. “You. Me. The way we keep crossing paths.”The words made my throat tighten. He didn’t know how dangerous it was for me to be around him, not just because of my secret, but because of the strange pull he carried, one I didn’t want to feel, not now, not with everything at stake.“You’re imagining it,” I murmured, looking away.“Am I?”Thirty minutes stretched between us. We didn’t train, not really. Instead, we circled each other in words and silence. Him asking quiet, probing questions, me deflecting, keeping every response guarded, measured. The secret under my skin throbbed like a second heartbeat, but I didn’t let it slip.Then the slam of a door echoed across the field.“Aliyah!”My body stiffened.Cohen.He stormed toward us, his face red with fury, his voice sh
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