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Author: Luna mirazzz
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Chapter 21

Lines We Shouldn’t Cross

Clarissa’s POV

I didn’t understand him.

Not really.

I didn’t know why Damien was doing all of this, why he kept pulling me close only to shove me away again. It was driving me insane. Every time I thought I could read him, he shifted, leaving me stranded in this messy middle ground where my feelings were raw and my heart was constantly on edge.

And it was making me more uncomfortable than I’d ever been.

I felt… small. Not enough.

Maybe it wasn’t just a feeling. Maybe it was the truth, that I simply wasn’t enough for him. That was why he was ghosting me, why he barely spoke to me, and why his gaze kept skimming past me as though looking at me for too long would burn him.

And now… now it had gotten to the point where he didn’t even want to stand near me.

So when he’d told me, “I need you,” my chest had filled with the smallest spark of hope. The words had sounded like an invitation, like maybe he finally wanted me to stay.

But then came the next word.
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