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Breaking Point

Author: Damilola_xx
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-23 03:00:42

Amara exhaled slowly, frustration burning her throat. “If you’re angry, then be angry.

Don’t stand there and freeze me out like I don’t exist.”

Lucian’s eyes locked onto hers, a storm brewing, but he forced the words down.

“This isn’t the place.”

It was colder than fury.

She bit her lip, her chest aching.

“Then when is the place? When is the time, Lucian? Or will you keep pretending you don’t care until there’s nothing left between us?”

He turned away, his silence cutting deeper than any argument.

The drive back to the mansion was silent. Amara stared out the window, her reflection faint in the glass, her thoughts tangled.

Lucian didn’t speak once. He sat beside her like a shadow carved from ice, his expression unreadable, his body rigid.

By the time they stepped into the grand hall, the silence had grown unbearable.

Amara turned toward the staircase, ready to disappear into her room, when his voice stopped her.

“Don’t walk away from me.”

She froze, her hand on the banister. His
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