I Kissed The Supreme Alpha By Mistake
Constance nodded and excused herself, taking the token with her for further study, leaving the three of us alone in the study with the lingering unease of an evening that had started as a triumph and ended in something considerably more ominous.
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*Later that night — Maya's POV*
I couldn't sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, that faint impression from the token lingered — patience, hunger, something ancient calculating from a distance I couldn't measure.
I found Damon still awake in the study, staring at reports he clearly wasn't actually reading, the exhaustion of the entire evening finally showing plainly on his face.
"Can't sleep either?" I asked, settling into the chair beside him.