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Chapter 9
Julianne stood frozen on her feet as she watched the tall, lithe, figure approach her slowly.
Her heart stopped beating, and she forgot to breathe for the longest moment of her life.
She took a step back until her back hit the door. He continued to walk towards her until he was only a few feet away and she could almost feel the heat emanating from him.
She couldn’t look at him. She felt more scared of him now than when she was about to tell her father that she was pregnant.
Jin put his hands on either side of her face, trapping her. She could almost hear him breathing as he stared down at her.
“Hello again… Arabella.”
Julianne closed her eyes for a moment as she heard him call her by the fake name she gave him. Finally, she gathered the courage to look up at his face.
“You… you’re not who you said you were either!” she tried her best to keep her voice steady as she looked at him evenly.
“Who said I wasn’t who I
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