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Chapter 12 - The Gesture

Penulis: Trendsterchum Chronicles
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-08-16 13:29:06
(Ocean's POV)

The first thing I noticed when I woke wasn’t the light pouring through the tall windows.

It was the silence.

Not peaceful silence — the kind that hummed with the memory of something unfinished.

I sat up in the massive bed, my fingers automatically brushing my lips. I could still feel the ghost of his kiss, the bruising press of his mouth, the way he’d held me like he could crush the space between us out of existence.

And then… he’d walked away.

The bedroom door was ajar. Beyond it, I could hear the faint clink of glass on marble, the sound of a coffee machine steaming.

I found him in the kitchen.

Sebastian, in a crisp white shirt with the sleeves rolled up, one hand braced on the counter as he scrolled through something on his phone.

His eyes flicked up as I walked in. The pause was brief, but I caught it — that split second where his gaze swept over me in my rumpled shirt, bare legs, tangled hair.

“You’re up,” he said, like it wasn’t obvious.

I leaned against
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NeslynVD
Laughing and swooning while reading! This novel is crazy!
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NeslynVD
I’m swooning and thrilled! She’s fallen unto his bait!
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kyla
can i substitute????? i need a Sebastian who can drown me in passion!!!!
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