Semua Bab Bound by broken pieces : Bab 21 - Bab 24

The forest seemed to shudder under the weight of the final strike, the shadow frozen for an instant that stretched like eternity, claws scraping against shattered stone and fractured earth, its massive form coiled, calculating, and I pressed closer to Kenneth, chest to chest, feeling the surge of heat and power radiating from him, the solid, immovable certainty of his presence anchoring me even as the underbrush smoked and fire hissed, and in that heartbeat, I realized that the bond that had grown between us was no longer a tether of necessity alone but a magnetic force that pulled my very being into his orbit, an undeniable current of desire, trust, and raw, elemental intimacy that left no room for hesitation.Kenneth’s eyes, black, intense, and unyielding, flicked to mine in a glance that carried a thousand unspoken words, a mixture of command, protection, and something dangerously tender, and my pulse skipped in response, a violent, delicious thrum that matched the rhythm of his, a

The forest seemed to exhale, the tension lingering like smoke in the air, curling around the shattered undergrowth and scorched trees, and yet the shadow had not fled completely; its form melded with the darkness, eyes glinting with a predator’s intelligence, muscles coiled and ready to strike again, and I felt Kenneth’s body press closer, chest to chest, every fiber of him taut with the same alertness and intensity that had guided us through the storm, and in that press of heat and sinew, I realized that our tether, once forged from necessity, had hardened into a current of magnetic intimacy that transcended survival, a bond that was as exhilarating as it was irrevocable, a rhythm that dictated my heartbeat and my breath and my very sense of presence in the world.Kenneth shifted imperceptibly, and the subtle movement of his arms around me, the press of his hands along mine, the curl of his fingers securing my grip, conveyed a silent communication, a language of desire and command th