...Serene’s POV The words hung in the air like smoke after a gunshot.I love you.Nicholas’s hand cupped my cheek, thumb brushing away a tear I hadn’t felt fall. His eyes were fierce, unblinking, like he’d carved the confession out of his own chest and laid it at my feet. The room spun. My heart slammed against my ribs so hard I thought it might bruise. I gasped, staring at him, searching for the lie, the trick, the cruelty that always lurked beneath his tenderness.But there was none.Just him. Smiling soft, real, almost vulnerable.Julian’s furious gaze burned into us from across the table, his knuckles white around his wine glass. Kate’s smile froze, her perfect red lips parting in shock before she recovered, eyes narrowing like daggers aimed at my back.She laughed light, musical, cutting. “Love? Oh, Nicky, that’s adorable. Remember when you said the same to me? In that villa in Tuscany? You were so convincing. Until you weren’t.” She leaned forward, voice dripping venom. “
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