ROWAN’S POV The door closed behind me with more force than I intended, the bang echoing through the hallway like a gunshot. My hand remained on the handle for a moment, my knuckles white with tension. What the f**k was wrong with me? I walked away, my stride purposeful, trying to put distance between myself and that room. Between her and me. But the further I got, the more something pulled at my chest, an invisible tether I couldn’t snap no matter how hard I tried. My mind kept replaying the moment I’d found her. My instincts were wary as I had followed them. I shuddered as I imagined what would have happened if I didn’t. Everything after that had been instinct. No thought. No hesitation. Just movement. My jaw clenched at the memory. She’d been suspended between two men, her body li

