Chapter 14 Collaboration

• Lachlan
• It was gathering twilight by the time I approached the ornately carved double doors that led to Quinn's suite, I could feel the weight of anticipation settling over me like a silken shroud, my every nerve ending thrumming with a heady cocktail of desire and determination.
• This was it—the first true salvo in my carefully orchestrated plan, the opening gambit that would set the wheels in motion and propel Quinn ever deeper into my inescapable web I had so meticulously woven. The thought ignited a flickering spark of primal hunger within me, a ravenous craving that demanded to be sated, no matter the cost.