A Trophy of Victory

Gael's POV

I kept quiet, staring at the naked, bruised lady coldly. A visceral, possessive growl had just ripped through the silence of the office, echoing off the wooden walls and vibrating in the tense air. For a fleeting second, I genuinely wondered if my deep exhaustion from the brutal raid was playing cruel tricks on my heightened senses. The sheer audacity of the sound was staggering. I sto