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CXC : Warmth, Ruin & Tart Guardian

Penulis: Maya East
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-04-30 23:46:39

His embrace felt like the world I almost left behind—warm, stubborn, and heavy with the shadows of our past.

But I couldn’t breathe.

Not because he was holding me too tightly, but because my mind was too full. Too loud. Too much to process all at once.

I pressed my hand gently against his chest. One small push. Then another, firmer.

Pascha let go slowly, but his gray eyes stayed locked on me like he was afraid I’d vanish if he blinked.

I took two steps back, holding in a breath that burned like embers in my chest.

“I need some time alone,” I said softly.

Pascha frowned but didn’t speak.

“Another room. In this villa. I know this place is huge—too huge. You can sleep wherever you want. But I need space. I need… somewhere that isn’t you.”

My voice nearly cracked, but I forced it to hold.

He didn’t answer right away. He just looked at me, and I could see something stirring inside him. Not anger. Not guilt.

But love—raw and unsure of what shape to take in a moment like this.

Then he steppe
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