“Dorian—”“Don’t,” he cut me off. His voice rose, sharp and cold. “Don’t stand there and act like I didn’t see what I saw.”My chest hurts. I wanted to reach for him, but my hands stayed at my sides. “It’s not what you think,” I said, my voice almost breaking.He laughed then, but it wasn’t real lau
I sighed. “The last game,” I said. “You know what happened. He pushed too far.”Freckles waved her hand. “So what? That’s the game. We all push. That’s not enough for Lanvin to act like this.”I said nothing. My steps slowed. My heart beat like a drum inside me.She moved in front of me again. “He’s
Zulieka POV I walked fast, my mind swirling with everything that had just told me. Did he confess his feelings to me? Beside me freckles walked on, her steps quick matching mine. I knew Lanvin stood there, watching. I felt his eyes. I didn’t turn.Freckles pulled my arm. “Leika,” she said, her voic
“I’m warning you,” I said, my voice low now, almost breaking. “Stay away from Dorian. He’s not who you think he is. He doesn’t care about you the way I do. He never will. I’d burn for you, Zuleika. I’d kill for you. I’d die before I let him hurt you.”Her throat moved as she swallowed hard. Her eyes
Lanvin POV I watched her walk away in slow steps. Her hair brushed her back like it didn’t care that I stood behind her. My chest burned. She was going to ignore me again. I clenched my fists because I couldn’t let her leave like that. Not tonight.Freckles walked beside her, saying something, mayb
He kept walking, closing the distance, his gaze never leaving mine.When he finally reached us, he stopped right in front of me.I froze when I saw Lanvin stop in front of us. His eyes stayed on me, heavy and sharp like he wanted to cut through me with just a stare. For a moment, I thought he would