Claim Me. Part 12

As the music reverberated from afar, Ivan's heart raced, causing his pulse to echo in his ears. It had been ten long years since he had seen Shawn, ten long years since he last saw this level of pain in Shawn's eyes, when he shattered his heart into a thousand irreparable pieces.

And now, here they stood, face-to-face at their college reunion party, ignited by a burning mixture of desire and resentment.

Shawn's intense gaze pierced through Ivan, leaving him feeling stripped down to his core. It was a confrontation neither of them had anticipated, yet both had secretly desired. The years had changed them, etching deep lines on their faces and eternally marking their souls with time's relentless passage. But even after all these years, their chemistry remained as strong as ever, a cruel twist of fate that twisted their hearts in knots.

A surge of fury ignited within Shawn, for how Ivan had hurt him ten years ago, and had done it again without an atom o