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Chapter 43

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Chapter Forty Three

Elena’s POV

The sun felt different here.

It was sharp and golden, painting everything in blinding light.

Even the air seemed heavier, filled with dust and heat that clung to the skin like silk and smoke mixed together.

I followed him.

Not because I wanted to not anymore but because his silence left no room for choice.

Valerio walked ahead of me across the runway, tall and composed, every step sharp with control.

The desert wind caught the edge of his shirt, fluttering it slightly, but even that looked deliberate like the world itself knew better than to mess with him.

I tried to keep my distance, but somehow I kept matching his pace.

My sandals clicked against the pavement, the sound too loud in the emptiness between us.

He turned once.

Just once.

His eyes found me cold, sharp, and full of a kind of disgust that burned deeper than anger. I froze where I stood.

“Get her decent,” he said flatly, his voice cutting through the wind.

“Now.”

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