The Surgeon's Debt
But the moment my eyes adjusted to the shadows, the breath completely vanished from my lungs.
Dante was standing near the edge of his bed, completely half-naked.
He had stripped out of his dress shirt, leaving his broad, muscular chest and deeply cut torso entirely bare. His skin was a map of raw power—defined muscles, dark tattoos tracing down his arms, and a collection of jagged scars that spoke of a very violent past.
Panic and embarrassment slammed into me at the same time. "Oh my god—I’m sorry! I didn't know you were—"
I scrambled to spin around and face the door, my cheeks burning with a fierce, blinding blush, but as I turned, a splash of stark crimson caught my eye.
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