“Hello, Aluna.”
Her name fell from his lips like something sacred.
Something owned.
Something remembered.
Her body went rigid beneath Arka.
The world around her was still chaos.
Security shouting.
Gunfire echoing.
Engines roaring.
But none of it mattered.
Because the man standing before her looked at her like he already knew everything she was.
And everything she had forgotten.
Arka’s arm tightened instantly around her.
Possessive.
Protective.
Deadly.
His gun was already raised.
Aimed directly at the man’s chest.
“Take one more step,” Arka said coldly, “and you die.”
The man smiled faintly.
Not afraid.
Not intimidated.
Amused.
“You won’t shoot,” he replied calmly.
Arka’s finger tightened slightly on the trigger.
“Test me.”
The man’s gaze shifted to Aluna again.
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