"His hair was slicked back as always, platinum and perfect, and his eyes—one amber, one black—pinned her where she stood."
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"The flat’s clutter—the papers, the maps with their spiralling symbols, the coffee cups left to cool—stood as if to guard a forest from a hunter."
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"The demon part of him—though barely visible in the daylight she preferred—snapped into focus in the aura around him, the way the room seemed to lean toward him, listening."
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"Lucien’s eyes fixed on hers, unblinking, and for a moment it felt as if the years slipped away—the clever, dangerous edge of his mouth, the way his hand always seemed to rest on the edge of control."
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"The usual suspects in this city—the kind who didn’t mind breaking a few laws to get what they wanted."
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"He slid his gaze across the room, taking in every detail—the way the desk’s corner bore the imprint of a dozen nights, the way a favourite mug lay abandoned with a lipstick-stain on the rim, the way the bookshelves held too many titles to be normal."
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"A debt you don’t owe—yet."
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"Instead she stepped forward and closed the remaining distance, their bodies an echo of the moment they’d last touched—an almost accidental brush of his sleeve, his breath catching at the curve of her jaw as she spoke softly without looking away from his eyes."
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"The ringtone was one Rory recognised from a friend in the trade—an old code, a summons that meant trouble had found its way into daylight through a back door."
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"The door gave another tremor, then a voice—calculated, male, and cold—slid through the crack, a tone that optimised menace."
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"The voice didn’t ask for payment; it announced it, and it promised consequences."
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"The second intruder paused, a silhouette in the doorway that didn’t belong to this room or to either of them—the kind of presence that meant trouble wore a different kind of face tonight."
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"And then, with the softest whisper of silk against steel, the world tilted toward chaos, and everything in the room—words, scars, and promises—began to twist into a single, blazing question: Who survives tonight when the past comes back with teeth?"
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"Now, together, she thought, eyes on his, and the door finally giving its last, final groan as the unseen force pressed forward with a promise of answers—and a threat that would not be denied."
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"He wore a charcoal suit that hugged every confident line of him, the ivory handle of his cane gleaming as if it knew secrets this city kept close."
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"The cane’s tip tapped again, a staccato that matched the pounding in her temples."
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"Her fingers twitched at her sides, a micro-expression that betrayed her."
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"He paused, the blade of the cane glinting in the lamplight as if aware of the sting his next move would carry."
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"Lucien’s eyes fixed on hers, unblinking, and for a moment it felt as if the years slipped away—the clever, dangerous edge of his mouth, the way his hand always …"
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"Names drifted through his mind as if he’d plucked them from the wind."
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"A girl who shares your face, Rory, though not your name."
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"Then the flat’s kitchen radio clicked on somewhere, a stray note of pop music that clashed with the room’s gravity, and the sound felt almost vulgar, as if a jo…"
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"Instead she stepped forward and closed the remaining distance, their bodies an echo of the moment they’d last touched—an almost accidental brush of his sleeve, …"
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"He simply studied her, the kind of study that felt like a touch in another life, the kind of touch that could ignite or destroy."
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"A sudden, soft thud from the hallway outside, as if a door somewhere else had given way to a person or something that had no business being here."
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"A sudden, sharp ring of a phone cut through the room’s tension, the sound brittle and urgent, as if the device knew it was interrupting something they both pret…"
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"Rory watched the movement with a disciplined calm that hadn’t always belonged to her, a guard rail she’d learned to rely on during long nights delivering meals …"
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"The phone kept its stubborn ring, a stubborn, insistent bead of sound that refused to be ignored."
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"The hinges groaned, a warn-tale crack that spoke of something ancient and hungry pressing forward."
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"Lucien stepped closer again, a gloved hand resting lightly on the cane’s handle, eyes fixed on the doorway as if already calculating the angle of a retreat or a…"
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"Rory and Lucien froze, trading a glance that held years of unspoken alliances and betrayals."
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"The second intruder paused, a silhouette in the doorway that didn’t belong to this room or to either of them—the kind of presence that meant trouble wore a diff…"
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"And then, with the softest whisper of silk against steel, the world tilted toward chaos, and everything in the room—words, scars, and promises—began to twist in…"
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"Now, together, she thought, eyes on his, and the door finally giving its last, final groan as the unseen force pressed forward with a promise of answers—and a t…"