Chapter 51: Raw Obsession.
RHYS
I'd never seen this side of Stella.
Her eyes burned with a dark glint as her fist collided with his face.
His groans echoed in the room —sharp, raw.
I stood behind her, watching silently as she poured everything into that hit.
The anger. The pain. The desire.
I didn't step in. I didn't stop her.
Instead, I observed.
The way her shoulders stiffened, the way her jaw clenched.
The way her breathing grew heavier after every punch.
Damn.
I had told myself I would try not to obsess over her. But that thought was already crumbling inside my head.
Because right now, I loved that darkness in her eyes.
I loved the fierceness in the way she stepped forward like she finally allowed herself to fight back.
And the crazy part?
She still had the softest
