Tension hung heavy in the sterile air of the kitchen. Seraphina stared at her hands, the silence stretching until it felt like a physical weight on her chest.
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Chapter 10 / 15
Chapter 10: Blood and Silk
Chapter 10: Blood and Silk
They made it back to the estate. Adrenaline still coursed through their veins.
Ronan had taken a graze to his shoulder. Seraphina sat him down in the bathroom, fetching the medical kit. She cleaned the wound with steady, precise hands.
"You saved my life," he said quietly, watching her face.
"You saved mine first," she replied, bandaging the shoulder.
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He reached up, cupping her cheek, smearing a bit of blood on her jawline. "I told myself I would keep you at arm's length. That it was safer for you if I was just a protector. But I can't do it anymore."
"Then don't," she whispered.
