Kali's POV I stared up at him, naked and trembling, the cool air of the room raising goosebumps across my skin. My nightgown lay discarded at my feet, a puddle of white cotton that felt like the last barrier I'd shed. Desperation clawed at me—raw, all-consuming. If this was what it took to stay, to avoid the hell of Redpeak and Kora's cruel games, then I'd give it. Anything.Emmett's eyes darkened as they landed on my chest, then trailed lower, slow and deliberate. The hazel in them turned stormy, pupils blowing wide. His jaw tightened, a muscle jumping there, and for a heartbeat, he just stood frozen at the foot of the bed."What are you doing?" His voice was rough, like gravel under boots, deeper than before, edged with something I couldn't name."Anything you want," I whispered, voice breaking. "Just... don't send me back. Please."He took a step closer. Then another. The air between us thickened, charged like the moments before a storm. I could smell him, pine and earth and that
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