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CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE

Author: Abby Gale
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-11 06:08:19

Eli's pov

After the meeting finally ended with whispers and quiet glances following us like shadows Luca still didn’t let me go.

He stood.

Laced his fingers with mine.

And tugged me wordlessly through the hall, up the old stone staircase, past the guards and lieutenants who pretended not to stare.

I let him lead me.

His grip was firm, warm, threading life back into the cracks left by fear and doubt.

Only when we reached the safety of his room—our room now, I guess—did he pause, closing the door behind us with a soft click.

Silence.

Heavy and warm and safe.

Luca sighed, leaning his forehead against the wood for a long moment.

I stood there, watching him.

The tension in his shoulders. The slight tremble in his breath.

He was holding himself together for me.

But just barely.

“Luca...” I stepped closer, gently touching his back.

His hand reached for mine immediately, pulling me forward, turning so I fell gently against his chest. His arms wrapped around me, holding tight,.so tight it stol
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