SERAPHINAThe heavy iron bolt slammed home from the outside with a sickening, metallic thud."Enjoy the suite, ex-captain!" Killian’s smug voice echoed through the thick mahogany door, followed by the harsh laughter of his guards. "My men have a lot of your blood to scrub off my foyer floor! You two take all the time you need!"The heavy footsteps faded down the corridor, leaving a suffocating, feverish silence in the grand suite.I stood frozen near the edge of the carved Four-Poster bed, my heart thrashing like a caged animal against my ribs. The air in the room was dense, thick, and burning hot with the dark, heavy scent of storm clouds, copper, and unhinged Alpha rage.Silas stood three feet from the door, his massive back turned to me. His bare shoulders were heaving in ragged, shallow gasps, black silver-laced sweat dripping off his shoulder blades onto the dark rug. The surgical stitches across his ribs were completely shredded, dark blood oozing steadily down his abs and soaki
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