Chapter 4I locked the living-room door behind me and climbed the stairs in a daze, each step heavier than the last.Halfway up, a sharp pain stabbed through my skull. Memories of Kieran's cold rejection crashed over me all over again — his voice, his hatred, the way he'd looked at me like I was nothing. I cried out and nearly ran the rest of the way to my room, desperate to hide under the covers and disappear.I slammed the door, kicked off my boots, and threw myself face-down onto the bed.That was when I heard it. A low, ragged grunt just outside my window.My head snapped up. The sun had already set. I was completely alone in the house."What the hell was that?"Fear tried to freeze me in place, but curiosity won. I slid off the bed, crept to the window, and yanked the curtain aside.My blood turned to ice.A man clung to the iron bars outside, body trembling violently, breath coming in harsh, wet gasps that fogged the glass between us. A dark hoodie and long sleeves hid most of h
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