Ettire was practically buzzing with nervous energy, like he couldn’t sit still. He kept shifting in his seat, fidgeting nonstop, while I stayed perfectly still, calm, detached, like I couldn’t care less. He had a thousand questions swirling in his head, all the things he hadn’t planned for, hadn’t seen coming. That cool, dismissive front he’d put on when he pushed me away was totally gone. What was left now was unmasked urgency, no filter, no control. He tried again and again to capture my attention. His hand strayed toward mine on the tabletop, a series of feigned, accidental brushes against my fingers, fleeting attempts to bridge the chasm between us. I kept my hand clenched in my lap, hidden beneath the flowing fabric of my dress, refusing to give him even the smallest acknowledgment. He had severed the bond between us, not in the usual, expected way but with a brutal finality, handed down with unsettli
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