Daniel’s POV

I watch as Serena storms off, her heels clicking slowly against the pavement, her silhouette swallowed by the night.

My heart pounded, not with anger, but with something far more dangerous - fascination.

Her words echoed in my head: “The only thing I regret is ever letting you near me.”

That fire, that strong confidence, it was like a drug coursing through my veins.

No one had ever rejected me like that. Ever.

Women fell at my feet, eager to please me like ...