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TOO CLOSE TO BREATHE

Author: Adebinks
last update publish date: 2026-03-16 02:09:35

CALI

The moment we returned from the meeting, I went straight to my room. I did not stop to talk to anyone. I did not even glance at the maids who greeted me softly as I passed. My body felt heavy, not just from standing but from everything that had happened. The tension, the silence, the way the air had shifted when he walked in. It all lingered in me.

Once inside my room, I closed the door and leaned against it for a few seconds. I exhaled slowly. I had been holding myself together all day, s
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