Chapter Twenty-Nine
The long, quiet days following Raven’s forced removal from the compound passed in a very strange, heavy kind of peace. The entire house felt different without her bitter presence lurking around the corners.
Stone had become even more protective of my body than he usually was, barely letting me out of his sight for more than a few minutes at a time. Whether we were eating in the dining hall or resting in our room, his large hand was always resting somewhere on my skin, silently claiming my frame. But despite his warmth, the sheer weight of everything that had happened over the past week—the terrifying accusations from the brothers, the constant club drama, and the lingering threat of the Devils gang—was starting to feel incredibly suffocating to my mind. I felt trapped
