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Chapter 139: The Pull
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2026-01-18 05:11:23Lillian noticed Elena Whitmore before Elena noticed her.
They were in the conservatory of the Harrington Estate, glass walls rising like a cathedral around rare orchids and citrus trees. It was an informal gathering by elite standards. No press. No speeches. Only donors, foundations, and carefully curated proximity.
Nathaniel was speaking with a trade minister near the far fou
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The argument did not end with raised voices.It ended with silence.Not the brittle kind that demanded distance, but the heavy kind that settled between two people who had finally said too much and still not enough.Lillian stood by the window in Nathaniel’s study, arms wrapped around herself, watching the lights of Virex City pulse like a living thing below. She felt exposed in a way that had nothing to do with words. She had accused him of control. He had admitted fear. Neither of them had known where to place what came after.Nathaniel remained near the desk, one hand braced against its edge, his posture contained but no longer rigid. He had not moved to leave. That alone felt like a choice.“I am not trying to own you,&rdquo
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The argument did not begin loudly.It began with silence.They stood in the upper sitting room of the residence, windows dark with night, city lights scattered like restrained stars beyond the glass. Lillian had finished speaking several minutes earlier. Nathaniel had not interrupted her. That alone told her something was wrong.“You cannot keep deciding for me,” she said again, quieter now. “Protection stops being protection when it removes choice.”Nathaniel remained still. His jacket lay folded on a chair. His sleeves were rolled to his forearms, a habit that appeared only when his control required effort. His gaze was not on her, but on the floor between them, as if the distance itself demanded examination.“
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