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Chapter 35- Nights without Maxwell

Author: Luna Blue
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-06-18 06:50:18

Amelia POV

The cab ride felt longer than it was. Maybe it was the silence, or perhaps it was the churning anxiety twisting tighter in my chest with every mile. I sat stiffly, fingers laced in my lap, staring out the window like the passing city lights could offer answers I hadn’t found in Nate’s eyes.

I wasn’t ready to go home.

I wasn’t ready to face what waited on the other side of that front door.

Maxwell might be there—or worse, he might not. And somehow, both possibilities felt like a punch.

When the cab finally pulled into the long driveway, my stomach dropped. The mansion loomed ahead, dark and still. My eyes darted across the windows, searching for any flicker of light, movement, or him. But nothing. Just shadows.

I paid the driver with shaky fingers and stepped out into the cold night air. My heels clicked against the stone path, too loud in the silence. The weight of the front door pressed against me before I even touched it.

What if he was there, waiting, angry?

What if he w
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