SAESHA POV The room was heavy with the quiet thrum of my own heartbeat. I’d curled under the sheets, face half-buried in the pillow, the strip of pills hidden where he wouldn’t see. My lashes were damp from earlier tears, but I forced my breaths slow, steady, pretending to be asleep. The sound of the lock turning downstairs hit like a gunshot in my chest. He was back. My heart pounded so loud it felt like the sheets vibrated with it. Every nerve in me screamed to sit up, to explain, to confess—but I stayed still. Footsteps echoed up the stairs. Firm, quick, controlled. He wasn’t wandering. He knew where he was going. The door swung open, and I fought the urge to shiver. His cologne reached me first—sharp, musky, so him. Then his voice, low and impatient. “Saesha.” I didn’t move. Couldn’t. If I looked at him, if I saw those eyes, I’d shatter. He sighed, softer this time, like he already knew I was asleep. The sound of him moving filled the room—drawers opening, papers shuffle
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