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Chapter 85

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last update Last Updated: 2025-08-21 14:59:44

“Say that again,” his voice rumbled low, steady but lethal.

Marcello’s jaw twitched. “Didn’t mean to interrupt, Leo. We were only… talking.”

“That didn’t sound like talking.” Leo’s steps were measured as he closed the distance between them. His eyes cut straight through him. “Sounded like you forgot your place.”

Marcello leaned against the wall, feigning calm. “Maybe I got tired of watching you treat her like something you own.”

My chest tightened. My gaze bounced between them. “Marcello, stop…”

“Don’t tell him to stop,” Leo snapped, his eyes cutting to me for only a moment before fixing back on Marcello. “He knows exactly what he’s doing. I want to hear him say it again.”

Marcello smirked, a small laugh leaving his lips. “What difference does it make? You heard me. She heard me. You just don’t like that I said it in front of you.”

Leo took a step closer. His movements were calm, deliberate, but I saw the way his hands curled, the way his jaw clenched tight enough to crack bone. “You’
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