MasukI hope you guys enjoy today's chapter! I know not much happened in this one, but we'll definitely be picking up the pace soon 💞
The familiar pressure started behind my ribs. It climbed into my throat. My fingers curled tighter around the pen. A voice I had spent years trying to silence whispered exactly what it always whispered. You're too slow. You'll never catch up. You'll never be enough. I stared at the edge of the
My throat burned. I stepped forward and she disappeared. My fingers closed around empty air. I pressed both hands against my chest, trying to hold onto something already leaving. The final notes echoed through the gardens. I stood completely still. One hand over my heart, the other hanging useless
"Exactly." His accent wrapped around every word, "You dance from here," he tapped his temple,."You need to dance from here," he pressed a hand over his chest, "Again." I wanted to throw myself into the fountain. Instead I walked back to my starting mark. The music floated softly from the portable
I blinked, "Hey." His eyes lifted to mine. For some reason, the expression on his face made my chest hurt. I understood why. Claire's assumptions had been awkward, embarrassing and uncomfortable and Raphael wasn't like his brothers. He wasn't Vincenzo, who looked at Claire like the rest of the w
"We're friends," I repeated firmly. Claire kept looking at Raphael. Something flashed across his face. It was gone so quickly I almost missed it. Finally, he spoke, "Yes." Claire perked up immediately, "Yes?" Raphael's jaw flexed, "We are friends." The words sounded strangely forced coming from
Gianna ━⊰ ❦ ⊱━ Claire stood at the end of the hallway like somebody had physically stopped her mid-step. My hand was still wrapped around Raphael's arm. Raphael was still standing far too close. And Claire was staring at us with the kind of expression people usually had when they found buried tr







