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CH.16

Penulis: Golden Butterfly
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EVANGELINE

The silence that followed was deafening.

We were alone now... this stranger who would become my husband, and I had no idea what to say or do. Would he comment on my appearance? Make some polite but hollow compliment before we went downstairs to pretend we were a happy couple?

His eyes seemed to catalog every inch of me with clinical detachment. The subtle scent of his cologne filled the space between us, expensive and masculine, a reminder of the vast differences in our worlds.

"Have you finished your meditation session?" He finally broke the stillness.

"Excuse me?" The words came out sharper than intended, confusion evident in my voice.

I mentally slapped myself for the foolish response, for letting him see how easily he could rattle me.

He moved toward me with predatory grace, and I instinctively stepped backward until the wall trapped me, leaving nowhere else to retreat. My heart hammered against my ribs as he approached, his presence overwhelming in the confined space.

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