Letty’s povThere was silence. Then.“Come in.” His voice was calm. Too calm.I opened the door.Mason stood behind his desk, sleeves rolled up, jaw tight and his eyes colder than I had ever seen them. Not distant, not conflicted. The door shut softly behind me, the sound echoing louder than it should have.“You’ve been avoiding me,” I said before I could stop myself.His gaze flicked to me briefly, then away. “You shouldn’t be here.”The words landed like a slap.“I heard them talking,” I said, my voice shaking despite my effort to steady it. “The house help, they said you’re already mated.”That got his attention.His eyes snapped back to mine, sharp and warning. “You shouldn’t listen to gossip.”“So it’s not true?” I asked, hope surging painfully in my chest. “Tell me it’s not true, Mason. Look at me and say it.”He stared at me for a long moment. Too long.Then he said quietly, “You need to leave.”I laughed once, broken and disbelieving. “That’s your answer?”“This conversation
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