Damien woke to the feel of soft breath against his throat and a warm thigh hooked over his hip.For three full seconds he didn’t move. The city light filtering through the sheer curtains painted everything in pale silver. Elara was tucked against him like she belonged there—face buried in the hollow of his neck, one hand resting over his heart, the marks he had left on her skin the night before already darkening into bruises he should have hated himself for.He didn’t hate himself enough.That was the problem.He should have eased out of bed, showered, put on a suit, and driven her home before the sun fully rose. Instead he lay there cataloguing every detail: the faint freckles across her shoulder, the way her lashes rested against her cheeks, the soft, trusting weight of her body. Something dangerous and unfamiliar moved under his ribs. Not just lust. Not just the filthy, addictive need to be inside her again.Something that felt like wanting to keep her.Elara stirred. Her eyes open
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