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Chapter Twenty Two

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* Lawrence *

At present...

Her soft body molding against mine sent a pulse of heat straight through me. Every sway we took on the dance floor felt like a whisper of something deeper, darker, aching just beneath the surface. It had been nearly six months since Dianne and I had done anything remotely intimate, but that thought evaporated into nothing compared to what I felt now. Just holding her, the way her curves melted into me, the warmth of her breath brushing my throat, had every nerve ending in my body sparking like live wire.

I dipped my head closer to her ear, letting my lips hover, barely grazing her skin.

"How many glasses of champagne did you have?" I murmured, the words slow and thick, edged with the hunger I was trying, and failing, to hide.

She shivered, a sweet, involuntary ripple that made my arm tighten around her waist. I pulled her closer, shielding her from the world and using the excuse of the cold even if I knew, deep down, it wasn't that. It was me. It was us.

"A
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    * Jana *My chest rose and fell unevenly, the weight of his demand pressing down on me. His words scraped against every fragile wall I had built over the years."I'm not hiding," I whispered, but even to my own ears, it sounded weak, defensive.His eyes narrowed, sharp and relentless. "You think I can't see it? The way you flinch at my name. The way Dianne's accusations tore through you last night. You're carrying something, Jana. And I won't—" he broke off, exhaling hard, dragging a hand through his hair. "I won't stand here pretending I don't notice."I backed away, needing distance, needing air. The kitchen suddenly felt too small, the walls closing in around me. My hand throbbed where the water had cooled the burn, but it was nothing compared to the heat flooding through my chest."You don't understand," I muttered, turning my back to him."Then make me understand." His voice was deep, steady, but beneath it lay a desperation that rattled me. "If Dianne is lying, then prove it. Lo

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    * Jana *I know Dianne must have recalled me, or recognized the resemblance between me and my mother. My hands were still trembling as I drove my car back to the apartment, hoping that Lawrence would not listen to what Dianne has been whispering behind my back.To him I am Jana Salazar, not Jana Kramer. I don't owe anything to Dianne, not when my mother is still missing for many years. While her father is declared dead, my mother's fate remains unknown. For years I convinced myself that they ran away together, that maybe they had loved each other enough to abandon everything. But the silence that followed...the absence... it gnawed at me.I reached my apartment, the dim light of the hallway flickering above me. My chest felt tight as I locked the door behind me, leaned against it, and finally allowed my knees to buckle. My breaths came shallow, broken."Why now? Why does the past have to chase me now?"The shadows of my small living room wrapped around me. I didn't turn on the lights.

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    * Lawrence *The moment Dianne slid into the alcove, her hand curling around my arm like a shackle, I felt the ground shift. Jana's eyes sparked with triumph, taunting, tempting, daring me, while Dianne's smile cut the air like a blade dipped in honey. I should have pulled away. I didn't. Restraint was my weapon, and restraint was all I had left."Enough," I said, but the word was low, dangerous, meant for both of them.Dianne leaned in, her perfume sharp, too sweet. "She looks familiar," she murmured, her voice low enough to pass as curiosity but edged with venom. Her eyes lingered on Jana like she was a memory clawing its way out of the past.Jana tilted her head, unbothered, sipping her own silence like fine champagne."Does she now?" I asked, my voice flat.Dianne's gaze flicked to me, lingering, her grip tightening. "Yes. I've seen that face before. Years ago... Magnolia Resort."The name landed between us like a stone dropped into still water. Magnolia. My family's crown jewel,

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