NATALIA POVThe following days felt like walking through a minefield. Every time Drakon came to the house, every time he stood near me, every time his eyes found mine across the room, my heart hammered against my ribs in pure, unadulterated panic. He was masterful at hiding it — at playing the perfect, devoted boyfriend to my mother — but whenever her gaze was turned away, his eyes would darken, his voice would drop lower, and the air between us would grow heavy with things we dared not say.One afternoon, rain poured heavily outside, turning the sky a deep, stormy gray. My mother had gone upstairs to rest, leaving Drakon and me alone in the living room. The silence stretched, thick and charged, broken only by the drumming of rain against the glass.Drakon stood by the window, his back to me, his hands clasped behind him. Then slowly, he turned."Come here, Natalia," he said quietly.My feet remained rooted to the floor. "I should go check on my mother—""She is asleep," he cut in, ta
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