LILA POV

Crashing on the bed after promising to take care of Rafael wasn't part of the plan.

How it happened? I don't even know.

Well, you can't blame me. It's fucking crazy how things just... change. In the blink of an eye.

To everyone, Rafael is a cold, ruthless being. And to me? He's more than just cold and ruthless.

He's dangerous. A risky game. A bold warning label on a bottle of regret, blunt, obvious, and still somehow tempting to the reckless.

Who would've thought that someone so boldly Alpha, so dominant, would carry a fear like that?

Not just a fear of the dark. A memory. A...