Clara's POV
Three weeks had passed since the alpha meeting, and I'd almost convinced myself that the encounter with Lucien had been some kind of strange dream. Almost.
But then my phone buzzed with an unknown number, and everything came crashing back.
"We need to meet. Urgently."
I stared at the text message, my stomach dropping. The tone and assumption that I would just comply... it sounded like Killian. My heart started racing as memories of our secret meetings flooded back.
Was he contacting me again? After weeks of silence?
My phone rang immediately after, and I hesitated. Part of me wanted to answer, wanted to hear his voice again despite everything that had happened. I thought about the way he'd made me feel, the dark promises he'd whispered, the way my body had responded to hi
