Scarlett pov The knock at the door was sharp. Too sharp.Reed’s mouth stilled against my throat. The heat between us fractured like glass meeting stone.We froze.Then another knock—louder. Demanding.I blinked, breath catching in my throat as reality came crashing back like a tide. My dress was half undone, Reed’s body pressed against mine, the bond between us still thrumming like it had teeth. And someone was on the other side of the door.“Scarlett?” came Kael’s voice.Not a guard. Not Lucian.Kael.Reed stepped back slowly, his jaw tense. “We’ll finish this later,” he murmured, voice low and rough, still tinged with something I didn’t dare name.I nodded, but the air between us was too thick, too scorched. I turned my back, fixing the torn strap of my dress just as the door creaked open.Kael didn’t wait to be invited.He stepped inside like he had a right to, like he hadn’t forfeited that right the day he let them send me away. His eyes took in the scene—me flushed, disheveled,
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