Chapter 371 Trust or Trap

Maybe… she could try trusting him.

After six months of training together, Tessa smiled at Nathan for the very first time.

When she smiled, joy flashed in Nathan’s eyes.

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Back then, she thought it was because he felt accepted. She didn’t realize it was something else entirely- the thrill of a predator watching his prey finally drop its guard.

During their time at the training camp, Tessa had truly considered Nathan a friend.

They shared stolen chocolate on rest days, fought back–to–back during simulated battles, and she even patched up his wounds while cursing him out.

But little by little, that friendship twisted into something else. His protectiveness started to feel more like control. His loyalty? Possession.

One day, all she did was pick up a dropped magazine for a guy on the team next door.

he let out a muffled choke–his tongue had been cut out. The

out a chair for her like nothing had happened and set down a tray with her favorite- perfectly roasted potatoes. He smiled, like the

complimented their captain’s

on her windowsill, blood dripping from his fingertips. In his hand

training ground scaffolding, the

to see

tried to talk to him. Tried to keep her distance. But all

outfits he had gifted her remained. Every guy’s name in her contacts turned into random, unreadable symbols. And if she looked a male instructor in the eye

found the photo

a silver–haired woman wearing the Frost Pack Luna’s crown. Nathan

woman… looked

low and calm. His hands gripped her shoulders, and his

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in my arms. But before she did, she made me promise not to mourn. Said she’d come back to me… in a better form.” He leaned in, inhaling

like that, everything

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