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Chapter Twenty One

Author: KL Jenkins
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Continued:

She leads me down a crossroads that usually wouldn't be a possibility, but her words from earlier come back to me and show that the vulnerable need to take charge of the situation using the word no had some meaning behind it.

I want to know why she feels so profoundly regarding having control, and I fear the worst.

I watched her regard me with fear-driven eyes while I debated whether I should act on impulse or really consider whether I respected her answer.

Pushing her away, I decide on taking a different path, the right path; I forgo my work, exiting my office like my arse is on fire, slamming the office door to make a point of my unhappiness.

Reaching inside my pocket, I take out a spliff, lighting it instantly. I had planned to go to the garden, but I noticed Luca was entering his office, so I floated that way instead.

Fuck our rift, there's no one I can talk to but him.

When I enter, he's leaning back into his office chair, sighing to the ceiling, his phone all
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