The silence inside the abandoned hall stretched deep into the night.Kai wasn’t sure how much time had passed. The heat inside his body came in waves now—sometimes dull and manageable, other times sharp enough to make his muscles tense without warning.But Adrian’s jacket helped.More than Kai wanted to admit.The Alpha’s scent surrounded him—warm, steady, grounding in a way that soothed the restless instincts burning under Kai’s skin. Every breath he took carried traces of it, and with each inhale the tension in his chest eased just slightly.Kai hated that.Because it meant Adrian was right.He shifted slightly where he sat against the pillar, pulling the jacket tighter around himself. The fabric was too big, the sleeves hanging past his wrists, but the warmth made it difficult to care.Across from him, Adrian remained exactly where he had been for the past several minutes.Watching.
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