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Tears Between Them

ผู้เขียน: Yemi Blake
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Tears slipped down Amara’s cheeks. She wanted to fall into his arms, to believe in a love that had outlasted time and betrayal. But she remembered the scars, every lie, every secret.

“Love isn’t enough, Adrian,” she whispered. “Not if it comes with shadows that keep swallowing us.”

His shoulders sagged, yet hope flickered in his gaze. “Then let me fight those shadows. Just… don’t walk away from me again.”

The ache in his voice tugged at her, but she forced herself to hold firm. She had given too much of herself once, and the cost had nearly destroyed her.

“You make it sound so simple,” she said, wrapping her arms tighter around her trembling body. “As though all I have to do is say yes and everything else will heal itself. But it doesn’t work like that. Trust doesn’t just appear because you finally decided to speak.”

“I know that,” Adrian murmured, his voice low, his hands pressed flat against his thighs as though holding himself still. “I know I don’t deserve your trust back in one n
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  • When Love Crosses the Line   The Choice That Burns

    Both men stood before her, their presence a storm in itself. Darren’s eyes were filled with raw vulnerability, a desperate plea that had traveled years of regret to reach her. Liam’s gaze burned with intensity, a quiet yet undeniable power that demanded both respect and fear. The room seemed to shrink, the walls closing in as though mirroring the pressure Amara felt inside.Her chest tightened, her heart hammering against the cage of her ribs. Every beat felt like an accusation, every inhale a reminder that the moment of reckoning had arrived. This wasn’t just about love, she realized; it was about her life, her choices, and the fragile threads that connected her past, present, and future.“I…” she began, but the words caught in her throat. She could feel Darren’s hand twitching, as if ready to reach for hers, and Liam’s posture stiffened imperceptibly, a subtle warning that the wrong move could ignite chaos.“I can’t choose in anger,” she whispered finally, her voice trembling yet fi

  • When Love Crosses the Line   Caught in the Middle

    Just as Darren reached for Amara’s hand, the quiet intimacy of the moment shattered. The door swung open with a sharp creak, and Liam stepped into the room, his presence immediately filling the space like a storm rolling in. The air thickened, taut with tension, each heartbeat echoing louder than the last.Liam’s gaze locked on Darren, blazing with an almost tangible intensity. His jaw was clenched, nostrils flaring slightly, and the deep lines of his brow carved a permanent shadow of unspoken anger. He didn’t speak immediately. He didn’t need to. The raw emotion in his eyes said everything: anger, betrayal, and a simmering possessiveness that made the air itself feel charged.Darren didn’t flinch. He remained where he was, his hand frozen midair as though suspended by the tension between the two men. There was a defiance in his stance, a refusal to step back, as though backing down would erase every apology, every confession, every effort he had made to reclaim what he’d lost. His ey

  • When Love Crosses the Line   A Bitter Confession

    The room was heavy with silence after Darren’s plea. Amara could feel it pressing down on her chest, each breath weighted with the ghosts of the past. She had agreed, reluctantly, to hear him out, not because she trusted him fully, but because part of her heart, the part that had once loved fiercely, refused to ignore the man standing before her.Darren ran a hand through his hair, his fingers trembling slightly. His eyes were fixed on the floor, but his voice, when it came, was raw and unflinching. “Amara… I’ve lived with this guilt every day. Every choice I made, every word I didn’t say, every moment I was too proud to admit I was wrong, it cost me everything. You. My happiness. My peace. Everything I valued most, I threw away because I let my pride get in the way.”Amara sat back in her chair, her hands folded tightly in her lap. Her chest was a battlefield of conflicting emotions: anger, longing, sorrow, and the faint stirrings of old love that refused to die. “You speak of pride,

  • When Love Crosses the Line   A Chance to Love Again

    “I made mistakes, Amara,” Darren confessed, his voice raw, cracked with desperation. “But I’ve never stopped loving you. Give me one more chance.”The words struck her like a physical blow, reverberating through her chest, igniting memories she had tried so hard to bury. Memories of laughter that once felt infinite, of whispered promises beneath the London night sky, of a love that had burned too brightly to last.She pressed her palms to her temples, trying to steady the whirlwind inside her. “Darren…” Her voice trembled, weak, almost pleading. “Do you understand what it would mean to risk my heart again? To reopen wounds that I’ve spent years healing?”His eyes glistened, desperate and unwavering. “I know. I do. And that’s why I’m asking, not demanding. I can’t erase the past, Amara. I can’t undo the hurt I caused, but I can promise you this: I’ll spend every day proving that I’m worthy of you. That this time, I won’t let you go.”She shook her head, tears threatening to spill. “Wor

  • When Love Crosses the Line   A Knock on the Past

    The quiet night was broken by a knock on Amara’s door. She froze, her heart pounding like a warning drum in her chest. Every nerve in her body screamed caution, yet a small, reluctant part of her curiosity nudged her forward.When she opened it, she found Darren standing there, his eyes shadowed with regret and uncertainty. Time had etched itself on his face, the youthful arrogance that had once been so infuriatingly attractive replaced by a weariness that spoke of battles fought, and perhaps lost, in ways she couldn’t yet understand.“Amara…” His voice was low, strained, and almost breaking. “Can we talk?”She swallowed hard, stepping back slightly to allow him entrance while silently bracing herself for the emotional tremor she knew he would bring. She had spent years trying to forget him, burying memories under layers of new life, new love, and cautious self-preservation. But there he was, standing in the doorway, and suddenly all that careful distance felt perilously thin.“What a

  • When Love Crosses the Line   A Storm on the Horizon

    Just as peace began to settle, the fragile quiet was shattered.Adrian’s assistant, Daniel, burst through the apartment door without knocking. His usually composed demeanor was replaced with panic, his chest rising and falling sharply as though he had sprinted all the way there.“Sir...” His voice cracked, his face pale. He thrust a folded newspaper onto the table, his hands trembling. “It’s everywhere. The press won’t stop calling. I tried to manage it, but...”Adrian snatched the paper before Daniel could finish, his eyes scanning the bold headline that blazed across the front page.BILLIONAIRE ADRIAN VAUGHN EXPOSED: BETRAYAL, CORRUPTION, AND A SECRET HEIR.The words seared into Amara’s vision when he dropped the paper onto the table. She couldn’t look away. Beneath the headline, there was a photograph of Adrian, taken without his knowledge, one where he looked cold, imperious, untouchable. The man she had loved and hated all these years.Her stomach lurched violently.“Adrian…” she

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