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The Most Beautiful Gift

Auteur: Sommy Pearl
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Ava

"WHAT!!" Caspian yelled, his voice shaking the walls.

I flinched, clutching the bedsheet tighter. I had just told him everything — how I had almost been kidnapped... how the driver Clara had ordered had tried to hurt me.

For a second, he didn’t move. He just stood there, frozen, stunned — a dangerous mix of emotions flashing across his face.

His fists clenched, his jaw tightened, veins prominent along his arms and neck. His chest was rising and falling rapidly, and I knew... oh God, I knew he was about to explode.

I quickly stood up and threw myself into his arms, wrapping him tightly in a hug before he could do anything reckless.

"I'm fine," I whispered, rubbing slow circles on his back, trying to soothe him. "I promise I'm fine."

At first, he stood stiff and rigid against me, but then he pulled back just enough to look at me, his hands still gripping my arms. His eyes were wild, glassy with something between rage and helplessness.

"But I'm not!" he rasped, his voice cracking. "I
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