THE MORETTI PROTOCOL
Alessia arched into the warmth, her fingers tangling tightly in Valerie's hair, her breath hitching as the slow-burning tension coiled tight in the center of her chest.
When their bodies finally met, it was a silent, profound surrender. There were no masks left to wear, no aliases to hide behind. Every touch was an unwritten vow, a reclamation of their own humanity. The Queen and her Assassin moved together in perfect, synchronous rhythm to the crackle of the fire, trading power for vulnerability, and bloodlust for an absolute, consuming passion.
Hours later, the storm outside began to die, leaving the mountains wrapped in a heavy, silent blanket of snow.