APRILS POVThe air in the bar was thick and quiet, which made me uneasy. The kind of silence where you know something’s coming, even if you don’t know what it is. My senses were on high alert, my eyes flicking between the glass of beer in my hand and the rogue who had taken a seat at the counter. He wasn’t saying much, but his presence was loud enough.I couldn’t help but feel the weight of his gaze, the way he was watching me. I wasn’t sure if he knew exactly what I was, but I felt like he was trying to figure me out. My fingers tightened around my glass, keeping myself busy, though every nerve in my body screamed to leave the bar and get some distance between us. But I couldn’t. Not yet.It wasn’t the first time I’d encountered rogues in my travels, but something about this guy felt different. Maybe it was the quiet way he moved and seemed to be waiting for something—waiting for me to slip up. Or perhaps it was just the knowledge that he was part of the group that had been trailing
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