Kael’s POVI slammed my fist against the mahogany desk, the sharp, cracking pain in my knuckles a pathetic echo of the thunder in my chest. I have work to do. The lie was as hollow as my lungs felt.The raw fury I felt, compounded by the self-loathing, was blinding. I wasn't angry at her tears; I was angry at the animals who had inflicted the need for them. And I was furious at myself for forcing that vulnerable moment, for letting my gaze linger on the evidence of her suffering.The images were burned behind my eyelids: the thin, white lines crisscrossing her shoulder blade, the purple-red marks of impact, the sheer, profound vulnerability of her exposed skin. When my fingers had traced those scars, the jolt wasn't just a protective instinct; it was consuming heat. I had seen the dark, honest need in her eyes, the terrifying, sensual recognition that flashed between us.Her collarbone, the slender line of her neck, it had called to my wolf, making me want to run my finger down that
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