His Contractual Luna: Bought by the Beast
"But you have to remember, Rhys—the moment you step into the High Council’s registration office, those wraps are going to be scanned by their central mainframes. The software will mask the kinetic-reabsorption weave as a standard, high-density carbon defense wrap. If you flex your arm too hard, or if your heart rate spikes past one hundred and forty during the audit, the mask will slip. The system will flag the moonstone filaments as an unregistered biological weapon."
"Then I’ll stay calm," Rhys rumbled, his voice dropping into that low, gravelly register that seemed to vibrate directly against her skin. He reached out, his large, scarred hand gently closing over hers, stopping her frantic