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No. Helingers.
His mouth touches her palm like he’s branding her. Like he’s claiming something.
And I break the other armrest.
No warning. No hesitation. It snaps in my hand, and I let the shattered pieces clatter to the deck.
She doesn’t pull back.
Not physically.
But I see it.
The flicker of disdain. The buried loathing.
She’s still mine.
But when this is done, Nakamura won’t be.
I lean forward, voice tight. “Get the team ready.”
Rix blinks into the comm. “Thought we were waiting.”
“We are. But we’ll be ready early.”
“You worried?”
“I’mdonewaiting.”
I watch Georgia’s smile harden by degrees as Nakamura leads her deeper into the facility.
I watch every muscle twitch.
Every gesture.
Every damn fake laugh.
And I remember the way her lips felt against mine just two nights ago.
She’s brave.
Reckless.
Just like me.
And I hate this plan more than anything I’ve ever hated before.
Because if anything happens to her…
There won’t be a moon left.
Only ash.
CHAPTER 8
GEORGIA
Dr. Nakamura’s lab smells like antiseptic and fresh death.
