Chapter 52 - Vincent's POVI stared out the penthouse window, the city lights flickering like a thousand temptations below. But none of them mattered. Not the lavish lifestyle, not the signed contracts spread across the desk, not even the glass of scotch in my hand. None of it filled the hollow ache inside me.All I could think about was her.Lisa.Her eyes haunted me—those wide, innocent eyes that looked at me like I was something more than the cold, brutal man the world saw. Like I was worth saving.But she had lied.Or at least, she hadn’t told the truth. And that silence hurt more than any betrayal.Still, no matter how much I tried to bury the anger, to convince myself that distance would bring clarity, all I found was a deeper craving for her.I thought if I left, if I put space between us, I’d calm down. I’d get my head straight. But every second away from her was a war. Every hour without seeing her face, without hearing her voice, stripped another layer off my restraint.The
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