Ciara's POV

I had just come down after my release when I heard the low growl. I had grown so used to the security of my home that I let my guard down. But I realized quickly, this wasn’t Wade. The emotions rolling off him were impossible to ignore: anger, frustration, desire. He didn’t try to hide any of it. Instead, he pushed it all toward me, making sure I felt every raw edge of what he was holding inside.

Wade wasn’t like Jace. It wasn’t just the rejection, it was everything that ...