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Chapters
01: The Gift Part 01
02: The Gift Part 02
03: The Mistake Part 01
04: The Mistake Part 02
05: The Stain of Shame
06: The Taste of Ash
07: Haunted by Touch
08: Bound by Assignment Part 01
09: Bound by Assignment Part 02
10: A Hasty Retreat Part 01
11: A Hasty Retreat Part 02
12: Lingering Heat on the Field
13: Untouched
14: Consuming Need Part 01
15: Consuming Need Part 02
16: Unwanted Attention
17: A Flicker of Possession Part 01
18: A Flicker of Possession Part 02
19: The Shattered Silence Part 01
20: The Shattered Silence Part 02
21: The Shattered Silence Part 03
22: Maya's Gentle Nudge
23: Victory's Shadow
24: Raw and Reckless Part 01
25: Raw and Reckless Part 02
26: Raw and Reckless Part 03
27: Raw and Reckless Part 04
28: Guarding What's Mine Part 01
29: Guarding What's Mine Part 02
30: A Well-Timed Question
31: Stolen Intimacy Part 01
32: Stolen Intimacy Part 02
33: A Jealous Hunger
34: The Other Man's Touch Part 01
35: The Other Man's Touch Part 02
36: Cracks in the Formation
37: Fragile Walls
38: Whispers in the Dark
39: Skin on Skin Part 01
40: Skin on Skin Part 02
41: Love in the Soft Light Part 01
42: Love in the Soft Light Part 02
43: The Price of Desire Part 01
44: The Price of Desire Part 02
45: Between Desire and Discovery Part 01
46: Between Desire and Discovery Part 02
47: The Unspoken Divide Part 01
48: The Unspoken Divide Part 02
49: Unburdening Part 01
50: Unburdening Part 02
51: Stolen Moments in the Stillness Part 01
52: Stolen Moments in the Stillness Part 02
53: Stolen Moments in the Stillness Part 03
54: Asher's Watch
55: Under His Watch
56: Suffocating Sweetness Part 01
57: Suffocating Sweetness Part 02
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30: A Well-Timed Question
Cecilia’s POV
The air in the lab had thickened, the usual sterile scent now laced with something else, something heavy and unsettling that seemed to emanate from Professor Davies. His demeanor had shifted, the academic pretense slipping away to reveal something… else. His gaze lingered on me, a p...