Chapter 58
The mansion’s halls were eerily quiet after the fight, but Tessa knew better than to relax. Her wolf prowled just beneath the surface, every sense heightened, ready for the next threat. She pressed close to Dastien as they moved, letting his presence ground her, even as the heat from their earlier encounter still lingered on her skin. “Stay close,” Dastien murmured, amber eyes scanning the shadows. His voice was low, possessive, and it sent shivers straight to the core of her body. Tessa swallowed, nodding, letting her pulse synchronize with his. The fight had awakened something in both of them—something primal, hungry, undeniable. They turned a corner, and the faint echo of movement made them freeze. Tessa could see it in his posture: the tension in his shoulders, the way his fingers tw
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