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CLXXIV : Out of My Hands

Author: Maya East
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-20 18:03:19

Jullian hadn’t even made it fully to his feet when Pascha’s second punch slammed into his face. The sound was thick, flesh meeting bone, followed by Jullian’s groan as he crashed back down into the sand, his hand flying to his cheek, already red and starting to bruise.

“Don’t you ever touch her again,” Pascha growled, his chest heaving, and I didn’t recognize this man at all.

I threw myself between them, shoving at Pascha’s chest with both hands. But his body was like stone.

“Stop! ARE YOU INSANE?!” I screamed, my voice caught somewhere between panic and rage.

He didn’t answer. His eyes stayed locked on Jullian, who was now sitting up, propping himself on one arm, breathing hard.

“He touched you,” Pascha shouted at me.

“YOU HAVE NO RIGHT!” I snapped, standing in front of Jullian now. “You don’t get to decide when you’re my son’s father, and when you’re—whatever the hell you think you are!”

Pascha finally turned to me.

His eyes were burning.

I swallowed hard. “You can’t just show up an
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