FREYA’S POV
Alone in the room, the weight of my secrets settled upon my shoulders, threatening to crush me beneath their burden. I found myself lost in a whirlwind of emotions, each one more tumultuous than the last. My mind drifted back to the forbidden encounter with Marshall, his lips pressing against mine with an intensity I had never known before. The memory of that passionate kiss ignited a fire within me, a flame that flickered with desire and uncertainty.
How could I have allowed myself to succumb to the allure of a vampire? A creature I had once believed to be mindless, devoid of emotion, had stirred something deep within my soul. The forbidden nature of our connection only fueled the flames of my longing, for I knew that the path I treaded was treacherous and filled with peril
