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Chapter 19

Penulis: A. Leilani
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Chapter 19

MIRANDA

The silence between us during the ride to the airport was suffocating, pressing down on my chest until I could barely breathe. Kieran sat beside me in the car, his jaw tight and his eyes fixed on something outside the window, carefully avoiding my gaze. I knew what he was thinking—that Lucas's call had been about her, that Seraphina was awake and asking for him, that everything we'd staged last night suddenly felt like a noose around his neck instead of the protective armor I'd intended it to be.

I'd crossed a line by hanging up on Lucas. I knew it the moment I'd pressed that button, but desperation made people do stupid things, and I was nothing if not desperate to hold onto what little ground I'd gained.

The photographers were still camped outside the hotel when we left, their cameras clicking away as Kieran and I climbed into the waiting car. I smiled for them, playing the part of the devoted fiancée, but inside I felt like I was drowning. Every flash of those ca
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