~AMARISThe click of the lock had been a warning, but nothing could have prepared my fragile senses for the sheer, concussive weight of the reality that followed.The heavy mahogany door pushed open slowly, sliding through the shadows of my pitch-black room. Framed against the dim, drafty light of the grand corridor stood Alpha Varg.He didn't look like the careful, cautious protector who had spent the last few days treating me like a fragile piece of porcelain glass. He was wearing only a black linen shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his forearms, revealing the thick, corded muscles and faded battle scars that mapped his skin. He stood there for a fraction of a second, his mountainous build completely filling the threshold, casting a long, terrifying shadow that stretched across the floorboards straight to the edge of my mattress.Then, he stepped inside, and the door clicked shut behind him.The moment the latch found its place, my heart took a leap, chest hammering heavily agains
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