UNBROKEN : THE ROGUE LUNA
The touch was electric, sending a cascade of golden warmth through the bond.
"You survived a basement," he said, his voice a low, rough rumble. "You survived Richard. You survived the silver-glass. You stood in front of an army and healed a monster." His thumb brushed my lower lip, lingering there. "Aria, the truth cannot break you. You have already been broken and put yourself back together. The Gate will not see a victim. It will see a queen."
My breath hitched. The physical proximity was intoxicating. For weeks, we had danced around this fire, building a foundation of trust and restraint. Now, with the end of the world looming, the space between us felt impossibly small.