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POV: Tessa

My breath caught sharply in my chest, a sudden gasp that sent a jagged spike of pain down my raw throat. My hand flew to my neck, fingers brushing the tender, swollen skin where Roman's fingers had dug in the night before. The physical ache was a brutal reminder of his fury, but it faded against the sheer shock of who stood before me.

I pressed my back against the cold stone wall, clu