Soren’s POVThe forest swallowed us whole.The rain turned the ground slick beneath our feet as we ran through the darkness, branches snapping underfoot, breath clouding in the cold air. Adrian’s hand gripped mine tightly, his pulse racing against my skin. Behind us, faint voices called out, Victor’s men, getting closer.“Keep moving,” I said, my voice low but firm.“I’m trying,” Adrian gasped, stumbling over a root. I caught him before he fell, my arm wrapping around his waist. His clothes were soaked, his hair plastered to his forehead, but his eyes, they were still burning.I’d seen that fire before. It was the same one that made me marry him without thinking, the same one that made me defy Victor in front of the press. And it terrified me. Because every time I thought I could control it, it consumed me instead.We reached a clearing. The rain eased, but the air felt colder here. An old wooden cabin stood in the distance, its roof sagging, its windows dark. I recognized it immediat
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