Quiet Reign
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Xavier breathed, his voice dropping into a rough, gravelly register that betrayed the sudden, chaotic hammering of his pulse.
Selah didn't falter. She stepped up to the frosted-glass table, setting her tablet down with a soft, controlled click. She looked up, her dark, mesmerizing eyes locking onto his with an intense, unyielding clarity. Her expression was a flawless mask of professional poise, but deep within the dark pools of her gaze, a sharp, brilliant heat danced—an acknowledgment of the delicious trap he had walked into.