Chapter 31 Unraveling Control

• The silence that followed was suffocating. Noah stood there, his mind a whirlwind of confusion and desire. Elias’s words had lingered in his head like a curse, but there was something more—something dangerous that he could not escape. He had never felt so exposed, so vulnerable.
• Elias’s presence was like a storm that raged around him, and Noah couldn’t find shelter. Every inch of space between them felt charged with electricity, and he knew deep down that he was losing this battle. He was losing himself.
• “What do you want from me, Elias?” Noah’s voice was hoarse, barely above a whisper, but it carried the weight of all his frustration and fear. His heart pounded, every beat echoing in the emptiness of the room.