Chapter 52 The Valencia Shadow

• “Jaxon, can I ask you something?"
• It was barely past sunrise, the pale light bleeding through the sheer curtains of his penthouse, painting them both in gold. Raven sat at the counter, coffee cooling in front of her, while he stood by the window shirtless, phone pressed to his ear.
• He ended his call without a word, his eyes cutting to her like he’d been expecting this moment. “You can ask,” he said slowly, “but whether I answer…” He let it trail off, deliberately unfinished.