Kieran's POVI couldn’t stop looking at it. The way Laila was captured in the portrait—her eyes alive, defiant, unbroken—it was impossible to tear my gaze away.“Keep it in your room,” I said, finally turning to Alex.Alex tilted his head, eyebrow raised. “Keep it? For a million dollars?”I raised my hand in a mock surrender. “Deal.”Alex blinked, then laughed. “Wait—really? A million dollars? You’d actually pay that much for a painting of her?”“It’s not about the money,” I said, trying to sound casual. “It’s about… I don’t know. Seeing it like this.” My voice caught on the last word, but I didn’t care.Alex smirked, clearly reading me. “Oh, I see. So, you’re in trouble now. You really fell for her.”I waved it off. “It’s not like that.”“Really?” Alex leaned closer, folding his arms across his chest. “Not like that? Because if I were you, I’d admit it. She’s something else, isn’t she?”I exhaled slowly, knowing I couldn’t lie to him—or myself. “She is… something else.”“You’ve got t
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