Melissa.For a brief, fleeting moment, I thought it was Louis.The way my name echoed behind me, sharp and urgent, made my heart skip instinctively, hope rising before I could stop it. My steps faltered, and I lifted my head, almost too quickly, almost eager.But the moment my eyes landed on the figure approaching me, that fragile hope shattered just as fast. Disappointment clung to me like a second skin, heavy and suffocating.It wasn’t Louis.It was Davian.Of course, it was.A quiet sigh slipped past my lips, irritation bubbling up almost instantly. What does he want again?At this point, anyone related to the Stone family felt like nothing but trouble, endless, unavoidable trouble. And Davian was no exception.I couldn’t help it, as my eyes rolled on their own.“Melissa, baby,” Davian called again, his voice smoother this time, almost coaxing as he closed the distance between us.Before I could react, before I could even step back, his hands were already on me, sliding around my w
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