le I wasn't looking. Every sound-the hum of the fridge, the creak of the floorboard, the distant wail of a siren-felt m
n my mind: "Meet me. 8
sation? An order? A test? Or something
truth was, the contract wasn't just on paper anymore-it had slipped into my veins. Every heartb
s quiet, almost sterile, the kind of silence that makes your own thoughts loud and accusatory. His assistant didn't speak; she just guided me towar
ll, commanding the space even without moving. His eyes found me immediately, and for a moment
id. One word
bey
tudying prey. Every step he took echoed against the polished floor, reverberating i
hy I called you here
fully, though my pulse thump
heat from his body, the scent of him-a sharp, clean warning. "Thi
the lump in my throat
dent. Then he smiled-not kind, not warm-but calculating. "You will be tested. Tonight, in ways th
t a question. Th
ual parts dread and something darker-
a man who offered chances l
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