LUCA'S POVThe dreams didn't stop, they got worse. Every night, the same presence bearing my face watching me from the darkness. Silver eyes that mirrored mine, but older, sadder, and hungrier, he never spoke. He just stared, with such intensity that I woke up gasping, my heart slamming against my ribs like it wanted to escape my chest.Rafe noticed, of course he noticed. He always noticed everything about me, the bond between us wasn't just a magical connection it was a living thing, breathing with our every emotion, and right now, it was screaming."You're pulling away from me." His voice came from the cabin doorway. I hadn't heard him approach, I was sitting on the edge of the bed, staring at the mark, watching it tremble for no reason I could explain."I'm not pulling away." The lie came automatically, and defensively, but I didn't even look at him.He crossed the room in three strides and knelt in front of me, forcing me to meet his eyes. Those hazel eyes that had seen me at my w
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