And then—
Her gaze dipped.
Paused.
A slow smile spread across her face, amusement finally catching up to everything else.
Because for all that control, all that quiet, lethal composure—he was still standing in her yard in nothing but his briefs.
Half-naked.
Fresh off dismantling a grown man without lifting a hand.
Harmony huffed out a soft laugh, shaking her head as she pushed off the railing.
Unbelievable.
Absolutely unbelievable.
And somehow… completely on brand.
Harmony’s laughter softened as Axel made his way back toward the porch, the gravel shifting under his bare feet with each unhurried step. The tension that had gripped the yard just moments ago seemed to dissolve around him, as it had never stood a chance of lingering once he decided it was over.
He didn’t rush.
Didn
