Ronan’s POV

The first rule of control is distance.

The second; never break the first.

But lately, I can’t seem to follow either.

Ever since the fight in the arena, my focus has been splitting in ways I can’t explain. One part of me wants to uncover what he’s hiding. The other wants to get closer.

Every time I think I’ve figured him out, he does something that unravels me again.

Eli Arden. Rank 2. Combat elite.

Efficient. Controlled. Too damn quiet.

The kind of quiet that ...