AARÓN CONNOR

OREGÓN-PORTLAND.

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I can't stop the fury and frustration from twisting inside me like a storm about to break. Every thought, every heartbeat, every breath seems to vibrate with a dark energy I can’t fully contain. If something happens to her… I don’t know what I’d be capable of. I don’t even want to think about it.

I turn violently around a tight curve, the tires protesting against the wet asphalt, but I don’t care. The car leans, the engine growls louder, and for a moment, I feel like I’m losing my balance too. My knuckles are white on the steering wheel, gripping it so hard I swear I can hear the leather creak under pressure.

I take a deep breath, trying to calm myself. It doesn’t work. The air does nothing to ease the tension squeezing my chest. It only reminds me that I could lose her.

"You can't lose control, Aarón," I murmur, as if saying it out loud could help me believe it. "You can't. This place i