Thorne didn’t let her sleep. He didn't even give her a moment to gather the shredded remnants of her dignity or her clothes. Instead, he hauled her off the bed with a strength that made her feel as fragile as a porcelain doll. Fiona stumbled, her legs still weak and shaking from the intensity of what he’d just done to her. She could feel his seed, that strange, glowing heat, running down the inside of her thighs, a constant, sticky reminder of her surrender. He dragged her through corridors that defied every law of architecture she knew. The walls weren't stone or wood; they were living crystal, throbbing with a faint, rhythmic light that seemed to respond to Thorne’s presence. The air here was different—too clean, too thin, smelling of ancient magic and cold starlight. Every time her bare feet hit the floor, the sound echoed, a lonely, flat slap against the crystalline surface. As they moved, they passed servants. They were beautiful, ethereal creatures with the same pointed ears
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