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One Night

Author: Ishq
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-14 03:50:49

The rain drummed steadily against the tall windows of Isla's huge and opulent penthouse like a steady, soothing rhythm that filled the silence between them.

Inside, the world felt heavy with everything unsaid and unspoken.

Isla and Lucian sat side by side on the leather couch, close enough that their shoulders nearly touched, yet an invisible barrier held them apart.

Neither spoke for a long moment, just letting the sound of rain wash over them, their breaths mingling in the quiet room.

Finally, Isla broke the stillness, her voice barely above a whisper.

“There were nights in the past after our marriage,” she began slowly, eyes fixed on the raindrops tracing lazy paths down the glass, “when Claire used to taunt me.”

Lucian’s jaw tightened, but he stayed silent, letting her continue.

“I never told you,” she admitted, “because… I didn’t want you to see me as a weak woman. K didn't want you to see me as a fragile woman who couldn't protect herself.”

Her fingers fidgeted with the edge of
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