Chapter 107

Harper

The knock came like thunder after a storm that had finally gone quiet.

Sharp. Repeated. Relentless.

For a few seconds, I didn’t move. My mind was slow to catch up, heavy with the kind of sleep that comes after too many sleepless nights. Then the sound came again—louder this time—and I groaned, burying my face against the warmth under me.

That’s when it hit me.

Warmth.

Steady heartbeat.

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