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Author: Dami Writes
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Abigail’s POV

Carmen’s interruption still clung to my skin like static.

I slipped back inside the ballroom with my pulse scraping the back of my throat, pretending nothing had happened on that terrace. Pretending I hadn’t nearly let Christian Castillo kiss me. Pretending my legs weren’t still shaky from the way he’d caged me in with nothing but his breath and heat in his eyes.

The ballroom lights felt too bright. The music felt too loud. Everything felt wrong.

I found Alberto where I’d left hi
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    Abigail’s POV I woke slowly, squinting against the soft morning light filtering through heavy curtains. The ceiling was unfamiliar, the sheets far too soft to be mine. I was in one of the guest rooms at the Castillo estate.Last night came back in pieces. Alberto’s health scare, the panic attack, Christian’s arms around me. He must have carried me here. My chest tightened at the thought.My body still felt heavy from the adrenaline crash and the tears I’d cried against his shirt. I slipped my feet into the indoor slippers and padded down the hallway toward the kitchen. Voices and the clatter of dishes drifted out.Martha stood at the stove, flipping eggs, while Carmen sliced fruit with quick, precise movements. When Martha saw me, her eyes turned glassy. She dried her hands on a towel and pulled me into a tight, rib-crushing hug.“Oh, Abigail,” she said, voice thick. “Thank you. Thank you so much. You saved him last night. I don’t know what we would’ve done without you.”Heat flooded

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