Chapter 11: Broken Gold
Gold.
Not the warm, honeyed gold of sunlight, but a wild, molten glare that burned in the shadows where Xavier's eyes had been. It wasn’t human.
Oh god.
Standing in the doorway, backlit by the poor light from the hall, was Xavier. Chest bare, hair rumpled as if by running his fingers through it, ...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1: The Wrong Beer
2. Chapter 2: Echoes in Static and Blood
3. Chapter 3: The Breaking Point
4. Chapter 4: Sanctuary's Sharp Edges
5. Chapter 5: Rusted Bars
6. Chapter 6: The Hand in the Dark
7. Chapter 7: The Storm Finds Its Calm 

8. Chapter 8: The Giant at the Door

9. Chapter 9: Sparks and Promises 

10. Chapter 10: Rumbling stomach 

11. Chapter 11: Broken Gold

12. Chapter 12: Echoes and Absence

13. Chapter 13: Cherry Bombs and Tripping Wires

14. Chapter 14: Held and Unlocked

15. Chapter 15: Tending flames

16. Chapter 16: Whispers and warnings 

17. Chapter 17: The impulse of trust

18. Chapter 18: Curious thoughts 

19. Chapter 19: Whispers in the dark 

20. Chapter 20: Golden eyes in the dark 

21. Chapter 21: The thorn and the touch 

22. Chapter 22: The Edge of Surrender


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