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Chapter 77

Author: Acedomvile
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KILL FOR YOU

~ALEXANDER POV~

She took another bite of toast, and I watched some of the tension ease from her shoulders. The food was helping. The planning was helping. Giving her something to do instead of just sitting with the fear.

"This is actually really good," she said, a hint of surprise in her voice.

"Don't sound so shocked. I can cook when I want to."

"Kitchen wizard," she teased, and there was almost genuine warmth in it now. "Who knew?"

"I contain multitudes." I took a sip of my coffee. "Billionaire. Chef. Revenge planner. I'm a man of many talents."

She laughed, and this time it reached her eyes. "Modest too."

"Modesty is overrated."

We ate in comfortable silence for a few minutes. I watched her carefully, noting the way she kept glancing at her phone, the way her leg bounced under the counter. The fear hadn't disappeared. It was just buried under stubbornness and dark jokes.

"Alexander?" she said quietly. "Thank you. For staying with me. For not... for not making me feel c
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