Craving the foe

to be her final act.

locking onto hers, she knew it wouldn't be that simple.

kened. She cou

e silence, cutting through

poken things, a thousand accusations. And then, almost as if he were speaki

run. To take the shot. To f

couldn

had sworn to destroy. And now, as his presence wrapped around her,

she said, her voice a little to

r was full of something

how you how it

the shadows of the private hallway. The walls seemed to close in around them, his bo

me?" she asked, heart

something she couldn't quite place. "You

sn't

first. A part of her wanted to tear away. But then his hands were everywhere, pulling her closer, and something

supposed to go. This

was taking her without asking, claiming her like he h

ss and tangled, Kai's expression was unr

ate him. She wa

do was lean in a

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