Chapter 28 : The Threat
The morning light filtered weakly through Elena’s curtains, but it did little to ease the storm inside her chest. She lay against Adrian’s bare chest, listening to the steady rhythm of his heartbeat beneath her ear. It should have calmed her. Instead, it terrified her. Every touch, every word from him last night was still burned into her skin. And yet, reality was cruel—Daniel, the engagement, the life she had promised—it was all waiting outside those walls. Adrian stirred, his hand sliding along her back, his voice husky from sleep. “Stop overthinking,” he murmured. “You’re mine, Elena. That’s all that matters.” She swallowed, biting her lip. “But what if someone finds out? What if—” “They won’t,” he cut her off, his tone sharp, certain. He tilted her chin up, forcing her to meet his
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