POV MADDISON The silence that followed Ethan’s voice was absolute, broken only by the ragged, uneven sound of my own breathing. Asher didn’t pull away immediately; his heavy, hot body remained pinned against mine, anchoring me to the leather sofa, but his head snapped toward the doorway. Caleb, whose fingers were still gripping my hip, let out a low, breathless laugh that vibrated directly against my skin. "You’re late, brother," Caleb murmured, his voice laced with an easy, dangerous amusement. "Maddison needed a reminder of our terms. She was falling apart... so we decided to fix her." Ethan stepped into the library, his movements slow, measured, and entirely unbothered. He unbuttoned his tuxedo jacket with chilly elegance and tossed it onto a nearby armchair, followed by his bow tie. His dark eyes—identical to his brothers' but stripped of any chaotic heat—mapped the scene with total, terrifying focus. He looked at my crumpled red dress, the open zipper, and my exposed skin, yet
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