031♦♦♦♦“Have you eaten?” he asked, his palm settling on her back, rubbing slow, deliberate circles as though he was grounding her there, reminding her she wasn’t alone in the room.“No,” Eleanor replied softly, shaking her head. “I’ve been here since morning.”His hand paused for half a second before continuing, his thumb pressing slightly firmer along her spine. “Should I make you something… delicious?” he asked, his voice calm, almost casual.She tilted her head, studying him through her lashes. There was something unreadable in his eyes....too composed, too intentional.“Why would you do that?” she asked, suspicion threading through her tone.“Are you hungry or not?” he replied, and this time she heard it....the faint coldness beneath the concern, sharp and controlled. She knew better than to challenge him now. This was an opening, and she couldn’t afford to waste it.“I’m hungry,” she said immediately.“Stay here,” he murmured, already rising to his feet. “I’ll be back.”Before s
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