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Alex’s POV

The door shut behind her, and I stood there like an idiot. My fist hit the wall once, then again, until my forehead dropped against it.

“Stupid.” The word slipped out, “Why the hell didn’t I just kill her?”

I slipped out of the old man’s house the way I came in, through the window. Surprisingly the guards hadn't noticed me with the reputation they had.

What had happened to me back there? Elira… she was getting under my skin.

I wasn’t supposed to care. I wasn’t supposed to want her.

But my body betrayed me.

I cursed under my breath, shoving my hand down, adjusting...