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Chapter 137.

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Alexa.

14th January, Wednesday. Next day…

Morning.

6 a.m., and the drive to the mansion is heavy with silence. Not because there’s nothing to say, but because of the words Helia whispered minutes ago that haven’t stopped echoing through me.

I had just stepped out of his shower, skin still humming more from desire for him than from the cold. I thought he was asleep when I slipped back into the room, but the moment I lay on the bed to watch him, his eyes snapped open. I gasped.

‘Were you checking me out?’ Ge teased.

I laughed, relief loosening my chest. Our old banter, something I thought we had lost. Since before I married Hulio, Helia had pulled back, never telling me why. Now, it almost felt like we had found our way back.

‘Don’t be silly. I was just moving your hair out of your face.’ I lied, already rising, trying to put distance between us before we were tangled up again.

But he was quicker. His hands caught me, and suddenly I was pinned beneath him. His eyes bore into mi
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