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CHAPTER 182
~Aira's POV~
The word struck like a dagger to my chest and my breath hitched. My world tilted. The past suddenly came crashing down on me.
I took a shaky step back, my voice barely audible. "You…"
His grin widened, his presence suffocating. "Miss me?"
The night closed in, and all I could do was stand frozen as he moved closer, his gaze never leaving mine.
"S-stay back,
The word mate struck like a dagger to my chest, stealing the air from my lungs. My breath hitched, my pulse hammering in my ears as my world tilted.
Every memory of him—his cruelty, his dominance, the pain—came crashing down in vivid, suffocating waves.
I stumbled back, my voice barely audible. "You…"
His grin widened, his presence suffocating as he stalked closer, his broad frame blocking out everything else around me. "Miss me?"