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Chapter Five: Shadows of the Past
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The silence between us Chapter Seven: Joana’s Game
The morning sun spilled over the hills of Tuscany, golden light washing over the vineyard. The estate was unnaturally quiet, but Lucy felt the tremors under the stillness. Something was coming. She could feel it deep in her bones.Gabriel was already gone again when she awoke. His side of the bed was cold. No note. No call. It was beginning to feel like a pattern absence as presence, silence as communication. She couldn’t decide if it made her angry or just sad.She dressed slowly, deliberately. Cream blouse. Beige trousers. No makeup, but she brushed her hair with care. A warrior dressing for a battle she didn’t yet understand. Her thoughts lingered on Patricia’s threats, on the power Gabriel had unknowingly or knowingly given her. It was all fragile. Illusionary. Love laced with the scent of deception.Downstairs, Elena appeared with a nervous expression. "Señora Joana is waiting in the tea room."Lucy paused. "She asked for me?""She insisted."Her pulse thudded. Another test. Anot
The silence between us Chapter Six: The First Fracture
Lucy couldn’t shake the sensation of being watched.It was late morning when she strolled through the courtyard with a cup of espresso in her hand, the breeze dancing through her thin white blouse. The tension from the night before had softened, but the memory of Joana’s arrival remained like an ember beneath her skin. She had chosen to stay. Chosen Gabriel. But she hadn’t chosen this the silent war she now felt herself part of.Joana was still at the estate. That much she knew. She hadn’t seen her again since their sharp exchange in the garden, but Lucy could feel her presence like smoke. And Gabriel… he hadn’t spoken of her again either.He was gone early that morning before Lucy woke, leaving no note this time. It stung more than she expected.As she crossed the mosaic path leading toward the conservatory, she nearly collided with Elena."Señorita Lucy," Elena said breathlessly. "There is a woman asking to see you. She is in the drawing room."Lucy’s brow furrowed. "Did she give he
The silence between us Chapter Five: Shadows of the Past
Lucy woke with a sense of warmth curled inside her chest. It lingered like the memory of Gabriel’s kiss gentle, unsure, and entirely unforgettable. She touched her lips with trembling fingers, trying to hold onto it before reality crept in.Outside, the vineyard was still asleep, dew glittering on the vines. The silence of morning felt different now not hollow, but full of unspoken things. Possibilities.Gabriel was nowhere to be seen at breakfast. Elena served her quietly, offering a kind smile but no answers. Lucy didn’t ask.She wandered the estate, notebook in hand, sketching roses, scribbling scattered thoughts. Her mind wasn’t calm it churned. The kiss had changed things, shifted something delicate between them. But what would Gabriel do with that shift? Return to silence? Or step closer?As she rounded a corner near the old stable, a voice stopped her."You’re not what I expected."Lucy turned sharply. A woman leaned against the stone wall, dressed in a form-fitting navy dress,
The silence between us Chapter Four: A Rose Among Thorns
Lucy awoke to the sound of birdsong drifting through the open shutters. For a moment, she forgot where she was. Then she saw the high-beamed ceiling, the breeze fluttering the linen curtains, and remembered: the vineyard, Gabriel, the dinner they’d shared, and the way he had looked at her just before walking away.He didn’t hate her. That should’ve made things easier. But it only deepened the ache in her chest.After breakfast, she wandered into the rose garden she’d glimpsed the day before. It sat behind the main house, shielded by a stone wall draped in ivy. The roses were in full bloom velvety reds, blush pinks, and ivory whites each bush carefully pruned, lovingly tended.She wasn’t alone.Gabriel knelt near a white rose bush, pruning shears in hand. He didn’t look up as she approached."You take care of these yourself?""They were my mother’s," he said. "I keep them alive. That’s all."She stepped closer. "They’re beautiful."He clipped a dead bloom with care. "Beauty often grows
The silence between us Chapter Three: The Vineyard and the Vow
Chapter Three: The Vineyard and the VowThe flight to Spain was as quiet as everything else between them.Gabriel's private jet was a sleek marvel of wealth champagne leather, polished oak, a silence so dense it pressed into Lucy's chest. She sat near the window, watching the clouds slice past, her fingers tight around the leather armrest. Across from her, Gabriel read from a thick portfolio, as if she weren’t even there.But he had noticed her. She could feel it.Once, during turbulence, her hand jerked and brushed his knee. He didn't pull away, but he also didn’t react. That indifference hurt worse than hatred.By the time they touched down, dusk had painted the Spanish countryside in copper and gold. The vineyard estate stood on a gentle hill, surrounded by endless rows of vines that glistened in the low light. It was beautiful. Untamed. Almost peaceful.Gabriel led her through the gates without speaking. The staff greeted them in hushed tones. Lucy caught no warm glances or curiou
The silence between us Chapter Two: Bound by Walls
The next morning arrived with pale light seeping through the tall windows of the villa. Lucy hadn’t realized she'd fallen asleep in the study until she woke curled under the same blanket, her neck stiff and her thoughts worse.Outside, the birds sang as though the world hadn’t turned upside down.She padded back to the bedroom, still in the soft robe she’d been given. The sheets on the bed were untouched. Gabriel had never come back.She didn’t know why that stung.Downstairs, the housekeeper a quiet woman named Elena offered her breakfast on a tray. Lucy carried it to the sunroom, where vines climbed the stone walls and the windows framed a view of olive trees swaying in the breeze.She picked at the toast. Her stomach twisted in knots. The tea had gone cold before she took a single sip."You should eat," came Gabriel’s voice.Lucy looked up. He stood in the doorway, shirt crisp, jaw freshly shaved, but eyes still shadowed. She hated that he looked so collected when she felt like sha
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