Chapter 21 She's Mine

• Levi Pov
• Rina’s presence was like an itch beneath my skin, persistent and maddening. It wasn’t just her physical proximity that unsettled me; it was the weight of her existence. Every glance at her face, every fleeting moment of silence, served as a reminder. A reminder of the tragedy I endured. Of the blood on her father’s hands. Of the life I’d lost and the vengeance that kept me breathing.
• No matter how much I told myself that she was nothing but a pawn, a tool in my unrelenting pursuit of justice, she somehow found ways to burrow into my thoughts, uninvited and unwanted. Even now, as we entered the grand ballroom her hesitant steps trailing slightly behind mine, her gaze cast downward I felt the familiar surge of irritation bubbling within me.