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Chapter 56: The Breath Before
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2026-05-19 19:58:36
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The drive to the city was long.Brianna sat in the passenger seat, watching the landscape change from mountains to hills to the flat sprawl of the suburbs. Dawson drove with one hand on the wheel, the other resting on her knee. He had not let go of her since they left the cabin.Francesca had arranged everything. A hotel room. A press conference. A statement that would tell the world she was not a victim, that she was with Dawson willingly, that Eric's claims were lies.Brianna had rehearsed the words in her head a hundred times. She knew what to say. She knew how to say it.But her hands were still shaking.Dawson glanced at her."Are you okay?""I will be."He squeezed her knee."Eric is going to be there. Watching. He won't try anything in public, but he'll be there.""I know.""If he comes near you—""Then we deal with it."He was quiet for a moment."Eric will never touch you. That's not a promise. It's a fact."She looked at his face. His jaw was tight. His eyes were hard."I kn
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