Hazel’s POV
I stood there, my body still trembling from the force of what had just happened between us. The dark forest around us seemed to close in, thick and suffocating.
The air was heavy with the scent of pine and earth, but it was nothing compared to the suffocating presence of Calix. He stood there, staring at me, adjusting his clothes like he hadn’t just torn me apart, like he hadn’t just claimed me so violently against that tree.
I turned away from him, fury and disgust roiling inside me like a storm I couldn’t contain. My heart was pounding, my skin flushed and heated, and I hated it. I hated him. He had no right.
My hands shook as I tried to fix my clothes, my mind racing to push away the feeling of his touch still lingering on my skin. Every inch of me felt raw, exposed, vu
