The host’s eyes pleaded with me again for help..I took a slow, steadying breath and gave him a nearly imperceptible nod.I stood, the chair gliding silently beneath me, and walked to Leo.“Babe,” I murmured, my voice a soft anchor in the tense air. “Babe?”For a heartbeat, he didn’t move. His gaze was a loaded weapon, still trained on the man in the fourth row. He was coiled, ready to strike.I gently touched his arm, and that was all it took. His eyes shifted.The instant they landed on my face, the storm inside them began to ease, the fury softening into something raw and searching. He was still angry, but now he was also listening.I guided him, a steady hand on his arm, away from the camera's unblinking eye and into a quiet corner of the studio.“Hey,” I whispered, offering a small, reassuring smile. “It’s okay.”His jaw flexed, a muscle twitching beneath the skin.“It’s not okay,” he muttered, his voice a low, dangerous current meant only for me. “He said being with you is a ‘h
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