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Fifty two: The Dance Floor Standoff

Author: linx Chubyz
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-12 23:32:36

Nathan's POV

The gym is filled with music and laughter.

The usual normal movement and light that normally wouldn't bother me.

But tonight, the noise gets on my nerves.

I scan the room, my gaze locking on Abigail, who is standing near the edge of the dance floor, she's wearing a pale blue dress.

She's with Luca.

Her smile is small, uncertain, and I can see it clearly.

The way it doesn't quite reach her eyes.

She looks uncomfortable, fidgeting slightly as Luca leans in to say something to her.

The sight stirs something inside me-something raw maybe possessive.

It's nothing like the real smiles I've seen from her before, those rare, genuine moments that she probably doesn't even realize I've noticed.

Before I can think of it any longer, my feet are already moving.

The crowd seems to part for me as I walk through, and music fading into the background.

It's as though the world was approving for the two of us.

I barely hear Luca's voice when I approach them, but I see the way his
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