The restaurant was warm, glowing with candlelight that flickered gently against polished wine glasses. Soft jazz drifted through the air like silk, giving the place a timeless kind of magic. Outside, the night pulsed with city lights, but in here it was still.Amelia sat across from Miguel, still in her sharp navy blazer work outfit, her hair swept back in a loose twist. She looked stunning, even in exhaustion. There were faint shadows under her eyes, but something stubborn still lit her gaze. A spark that refused to die, no matter how much life tried to snuff it out.Miguel couldn’t stop watching her.“You’ve been carrying too much,” he said, his fingers brushing against hers on the white linen tablecloth. “The company. The press. Damien.”Her jaw twitched at that last word, and her eyes dropped for a second just long enough to reveal the wound was still raw.“I know,” he added gently. “I know that name still tastes like betrayal.”Amelia looked back up at him, surprised by how well
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