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chapter 30

Penulis: Buchi
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The hum of the engine filled the silence, steady and low, as if the car itself understood I wasn’t ready for words yet. My chest still heaved in uneven waves, each breath dragging against the remnants of the storm I’d just released. I pressed my forehead to the cool glass, watching the smear of headlights dance along the wet pavement.

But I wasn’t watching the city. I was watching myself, reflected faintly in the dark window—eyes red, cheeks damp, lips parted like I’d forgotten how to close them. I didn’t look like someone who was winning. I looked like someone who had survived just enough to keep limping forward.

His hand was still in mine. Solid. Warm. Real. I hadn’t let go, and neither had he.

“Where are we going?” I finally asked, my voice hoarse.

He glanced at me, the faintest smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. “Somewhere you can breathe.”

The answer was infuriatingly vague, but the tone wasn’t. He said it like it was a promise. Like he’d thought about this long before ton
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    The sound of my name through the door hollowed me out. My body went rigid, my skin buzzing with cold. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t breathe. I could only hear him—Barry—his voice thick with possession, curling around me like chains I thought I’d broken.Dante’s shoulders squared. His hand gripped the edge of the doorframe, knuckles white. He didn’t open it. “You’re not welcome here,” he called, voice steady as stone.A chuckle slid through the wood. “Funny. I don’t remember asking your permission.”My stomach lurched. It was him. No doubt, no mistake. The years I’d spent memorizing that sound—a serpent wearing human skin—came roaring back. I gripped the edge of the table, nails biting into the wood.“Alina.” His voice softened now, coaxing, dangerous in its familiarity. “Sweetheart, I know you can hear me. You’re scared, aren’t you? Don’t be. Just open the door and come home.”My throat closed. The old reflex flared—I almost rose, almost obeyed, almost went back to the role he’d carved

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    Alina’s POVThe morning light spilled through the curtains like liquid gold, brushing against my skin as though it wanted to wake me gently. I blinked, stretching out beneath the covers, and found Dante watching me.That man.My heart still tripped over itself every time I caught him looking at me like that—like I was something rare, something worth holding onto. His hair was a little messy, his jaw shadowed with stubble, his eyes carrying that mix of danger and devotion that made me weak in places I’d never admit out loud.“You’re staring,” I whispered, my voice thick with sleep.“Am I not allowed to?” he asked, his mouth curving into that half-smile that ruined me. “I woke up next to the most beautiful woman alive. What else should I do—check my emails?”I groaned and shoved at his chest. “Smooth, Dante. Very smooth. You do realize flattery this early in the morning is suspicious?”He caught my hand before it landed and pressed a kiss to my knuckles, slow and deliberate. “Suspicious

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