FORBIDDEN BOND: The Alpha's Desire
The candlelight painted shadows across the stone walls, and for the first time in days, silence held him like a fragile cloak.
The door creaked.
Aaron stepped inside, clad in a dark robe loosely tied at his waist, his damp hair clinging to his forehead. He carried a small wooden jar of balm in one hand, a strip of linen in the other.
For a heartbeat, both men stilled.
“You could’ve knocked,” Alaric said flatly, though the corner of his mouth twitched.
“I could’ve,” Aaron agreed, setting the balm on the table. “But I didn’t trust you not to pretend you were fine and then bleed out like a stubborn wolf.”
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