Moonlight pierced through the window, its cold brilliance illuminating the room. Madelyn, clad in her nightgown, descended the stairs into the living room. Rarely prone to wake during the night, she had awakened thirsty only to find her water pitcher empty. As she made her way downstairs, sleep still fogging her vision, she turned and gasped at the unexpected sight of a dark silhouette on the couch.

“Ahh!”

Her drowsiness evaporated instantaneously, as the figure rose from the couch, switching on the wall light. The sudden brightness made her squint, and it took a moment for her to make out the man before her.

“Bro, what are you doing here? You didn’t go home?”

The room was steeped in a faint aroma of alcohol, a scent unmistakably emanating from Zach.

an outing? And why isn’t he with

intentions were as

but notice the strange glint in his eyes. His breath hitched, revealing a hint of disarray. She knew

out a hand, bracing it against the wall, blocking her path. A ripple of panic coursed through her, her heart pounding in

something else

heart raced, each beat faster than the last. His piercing gaze, sharp enough to cut through even the thickest armor, was daunting. His powerful

Zach brushed her hair behind her ear. “Madelyn, have

his eyes. She knew if she did, he would instantly spot her vulnerability, deducing her every thought with

feels like you’ve been avoiding me. Is

proximity revealing the

remembered the sight of her waist hollow revealed by the curve of her

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