Mirabella I looked down at him—Alex Romano, once my lover, now a broken man on his knees in front of me. The same man who left me when I needed him most, now begging for a chance to make it right. The silence between us was suffocating. “Get up,” I said, not unkindly—but not gentle either. He didn’t move. “I said get up,” I repeated. My voice didn’t rise. It didn’t have to. Still, he stayed kneeling, head bowed like a knight before a queen. “I will not rise until you command me,” he whispered, his voice trembling under the weight of everything left unsaid. I turned my back to him and walked to the window. The night outside was black velvet, pierced only by the faint glow of the estate lights. “You want to prove yourself?” I asked, arms crossed. “Then tell me… Why did you leave? Don’t give me the noble speech. I want the real reason.” I heard him shift behind me. Then his voice, raw and real: “Because I was scared.” That stilled me. “Scared that loving you would be your
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