Rain dripped through the abandoned greenhouse\u2019s shattered roof, the air thick with the scent of damp earth and wildflowers overtaking forgotten walls. Claire traced her fingers over a fractured clay pot, wishing she could turn back time. Across the room, Nikolai\u2019s eyes locked on hers, golden in a way that wasn\u2019t human. He had once been an angel, but now his wings were invisible scars on his back, his fall from grace a price for loving her too deeply. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe shouldn\u2019t be here,\u201d he said, though not as a warning. His voice carried regret and longing. \u201cEvery moment I stay, I risk them finding us.\u201d<\/p>\n
She wanted to demand who \u201cthey\u201d were, why his presence in her life sent shadows skittering over her at twilight, but his nearness consumed her. He stepped closer, rain dripping along his collarbone. Her breath hitched; she sensed his heart beating, a rhythm unbound by earthly rules. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d risk it all,\u201d Claire whispered, trembling with the knowledge she meant it. But the ancient law he broke to love her clung to them like chains, as unrelenting as the rain falling around them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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