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CHAPTER 32

Auteur: Angel
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Vivian

The city blurred past the cab window, a rush of neon and headlights smeared by drizzle. My reflection stared back at me in the glass—hair tied low, lips pressed tight, eyes that couldn’t stop replaying the same moment.

His face. His eyes. The space between us that had almost, almost disappeared.

Vincent.

I pressed a palm to my chest, as if I could still the pounding there. It was ridiculous. Nothing had happened. No lips had touched, no vows had been broken. And yet, my body acted like it had.

“No real feelings,” I whispered under my breath, the mantra like a lifeline. The cab driver flicked a glance at me in the mirror, then turned the radio up as if to drown out my nonsense.

I clutched my sketch folder tighter. Focus. That was what I needed. Not Vincent’s voice echoing in my head. Not the memory of his gaze, low and steady, like he could see through every layer I’d tried to build.

The cab slowed, pulling up in front of Madam Bello’s shop.

The bell chimed as I stepped inside.
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