Hate, Revenge, and Love"Let me go, Julian! You’ve lost your mind!" Jennifer shrieked under her breath. She thrashed against him, but Julian’s strength, fuelled by desperation, was far superior.Jennifer felt the touch of Julian’s hands—calloused from hard labour, yet achingly familiar—creeping around her waist in a forced embrace from behind. The contact was like a flame scorching the midnight-blue silk she wore: hot, perilous, and destructive."Just for a moment, Cassie... I beg of you," Julian whispered directly into her ear. His baritone voice trembled, carrying the weight of years of regret that seemed to pour out in that single second. "I know you hate me. I know you want me dead. But do not tell me your heart is entirely void of love for me. I felt it when our lips met. You cannot lie to your own body.""You bastard! You lecherous swine!" Jennifer managed to drive her elbow sharply into Julian’s solar plexus.Julian’s grip loosened as he coughed, providing the opening Jennifer
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