Enemies first—anger and grief at the core. Eddie Munson’s jealousy turns into possession, possession into want, and want into a choice neither of you can afford to make lightly.
The final image is always the same: You standing among the ruins. Alive. Unbroken. And somewhere beyond sight Henry Creel choosing you, even when he loses everything else.
Theo expects danger. Instead, he finds you. You look fragile. Out of place. Wrong in the way something powerful often is. He doesn’t touch you at first. Just watches. Assesses. Calculates. When you wake, you’re disoriented, defensive, and furious at being stared at.