SERAPHINAThe tent was quiet after the chaos.Derek had carried her inside, cleaned the bite on her neck with careful hands, and ordered the unconscious Serena bound and left under guard outside. Now the two of them sat across from each other. Seraphina touched the edge of the bandage at her throat. The wound throbbed dully, but the pain was manageable. What was harder to ignore was the way Derek kept looking at her—steady, unreadable, yet heavy enough that her skin prickled under his gaze.“You should have stayed near the tent,” he said at last.“She would have found a way either way,” Seraphina answered. Her voice came out quieter than she intended.Derek did not argue. He simply watched her for another long moment, then stood. The movement made the air between them feel suddenly smaller. He crossed the short space and stopped in front of her. When he reached out, it was not to check the bandage again. His fingers brushed along her jaw, tilting her face up.The first kiss was slo
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