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LIAMDarkness. That’s all I know now. I had no idea how long it had been since I was brought back here after seeing Maxine. The room seemed to be growing smaller and smaller with each passing day. I had lost count of the days. Maybe it was even weeks since I last saw the sky.I hadn't felt the wind on my face. Hadn't seen the woman I had come to love.I was broken. My mind had dulled to a numbness. It kept me from feeling the gravity of my situation too much. When the guards brought me food, I ate without tasting its flavor. When they left me in the dark, I slept without dreams.I felt like I was a shell of who I once was. A shadow of the alpha I’d been. I wasn't the strongest anymore. I was far from that.On some days, Ronan would visit me. He'd refuse to tell me what day it was. He’d stand just at the edge of my cell looking in with a smile that made my skin crawl. I never responded.I had nothing left to say. His voice was just another noise in the endless void that had become my e
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MAXINEI was getting painfully used to Ronan.I almost started to look forward to his footsteps outside my door. It was different than the others. He wasn't loud but his steps were confident. He wore boots, almost all the time.I anticipated the door unlocking and the soft shuffle of boots against the stone floor as he slipped inside my room. This time was no different, so I thought. I heard the familiar sounds. But when he stepped inside, I knew something was off.Ronan didn’t greet me with his usual smirk or even a sarcastic comment. His eyes were dull. It didn't have the sharp glint of malice that was usually dancing in his eyes. Instead of the easy swagger, his movements were slower, almost hesitant.I couldn't recognize the man standing before me. This looked like a shadow of him. “Ronan?” I called carefully. I didn’t dare take a step closer. Not until I knew what mood he was in.He didn’t answer right away. His eyes wandered around the room. It was as if he’d never seen it befor
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MAXINEI caught myself. I can't be kind to him. I'm going to kill him. "Just rest,” I suggested.He nodded and his body relaxed completely. A few moments later, his breathing evened out. It shocked me. I realized he had fallen asleep on my lap, like a child. This villain had fallen asleep… on my lap.He had let his guard down enough to fall asleep. I sat there, my fingers still gently stroking his hair. My mind was racing. I was between the pity I felt for the man he had been and the anger for the man he had become.He had done so much harm to me, to Zel, to Liam, to so many others. But here he was, vulnerable and broken, exposing his wounds to me in a way that no one else had ever seen. Or would ever see.I looked down at him. His face is peaceful in sleep. It was hard to believe that he was capable of so much pain and suffering. Yet, here he was, seeking comfort from me, his enemy. He was trusting me enough to let his guard down completely.My eyes drifted to my hands that were re
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MAXINEThe door creaked softly as I pushed it open. I held my breath in anticipation as I stepped inside. My eyes swept across the room.I stood there frozen in place. This wasn't what I expected. I expected to see a bed, and some bedroom furniture but, this wasn’t a bedroom. It was something else entirely.It was a really large and dimly lit space. In the center, taking most of the space was a bath. It was sunken, in the ground. Steam rose and filled the room in soft and curling waves. They were coming from the water. It was like stepping into another world, one that was thick with warmth and heat.And there, in the center of it all, was Ronan.He was half in the water. His head was resting against the edge of the bath. He closed his eyes as though he was lost in thought. The water lapped gently at his broad shoulders. The steam surrounded his muscular frame. He almost seemed, otherworldlyHis face was relaxed but there was a tension in his body that I hadn’t noticed from him before.
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MAXINEHis fingers trailed along my thighs and the feeling sent shivers down my spine.We were crossing a line that I had never thought to cross. But, right now, I couldn’t bring myself to care. All that mattered was the way he made me feel like I was the only one in the world that he could be with.This was a mistake. So many thoughts in my head were screaming for me to stop. My heart belonged to Liam but for some reason, I still wanted Ronan. I wanted to know every part of him.Even the intimate parts.Ronan’s lips were hot against mine and his other hand was tight around my waist like he couldn’t bear to let me go.I was lost in the moment. Every part of me was screaming to go further. I wanted to drown myself in this feeling that threatened to consume us both.But, just as we were about to tip over the edge, something changed. Ronan pulled away.His hands slipped from my waist. He left me feeling cold despite the warmth of the water surrounding us. I blinked up at him, breathless
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RONANI stared at the ceiling as I stood in the bathroom. The faint scent of lavender from the bath still hung in the air. It was a reminder of the moment I had just walked away from. I could still feel the ghost of Maxine’s touch on my skin. The way her lips against mine and the way her body had pressed against me, were so soft and inviting.I had almost lost control. I had almost given in.The thought filled me with a bitter taste of something very close to defeat. It would have been so easy to keep going. To have let that moment consume the both of us and forget about the world outside this room. To have let myself forget about the bloodshed and impossible choices I had made to stay alive. I could have buried myself in her care.But I couldn’t. Not when I knew that Liam still had a hold on her heart.I splashed water on my face in the sink. I reached for a towel and grabbed it from the rack, rubbing it across my face and then my body. I did it with a little more force than necessar
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MAXINEThe next day, my mind was still wrapped around what had almost happened with Ronan. I sat down on my bed, unable to understand the words written down in the book I was reading. I sighed and shut it closed.That was when I heard the sound of footsteps. I listened closer. They didn't belong to Ronan, and there was more than one of them. I hoped they weren't coming here because I was not in the headspace to see anyone.The sound of the door unlocking proved that they were coming here. I blinked slowly. The door was about to open when it stopped halfway."Ronan has asked us to escort you outside, can we come in, ma'am?" One of the guards asked, raising his voice so I could hear."Um," I responded, placing the book on the bed next to me. "Wait. Let me put some shoes on."I hurried over to where my shoes were laid neatly next to the wardrobe. Finding comfortable ones, I slid my feet into them. I walked towards the door.The guards stood in the doorway, waiting for me. They motioned f
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MAXINEHe said nothing. Instead, he let out a breath and closed his eyes. Like me, he was listening to the wind passing by and feeling the sun on his face."Well?" I decided to push for an answer.“This place,” Ronan began, opening his eyes to look around, “it’s one of the few things I’ve managed to keep intact amidst all the chaos in my life. I like to think that it’s a reminder that there’s still beauty in the world. Even if the beauty is buried under layers of darkness.”I looked at him. Was he answering my question or he was just going off? I was trying to read the meaning behind his words. His face was calm and I couldn't read anything off of that. I couldn't understand this man.If he didn't want to answer me directly, I guess I could play that game. "When did you get this place?" I asked instead.I didn't think he would answer. Since he was always evading personal questions, I expected him to evade this one too but then, he said, "After I left the pack when Liam became Alpha, I
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