Rue’s POVThe door closed softly behind us, and for a moment, neither of us moved. I could still feel the lingering warmth of the night outside, the faint echo of laughter, of music, but it all seemed distant now. Irrelevant.Because the moment we stepped inside, everything narrowed to him.Percy stood just a few steps away, his gaze fixed on me, not intense in a way that demanded, but in a way that… searched. Like he was trying to understand something. Or maybe trying to confirm something.I felt that quiet, undeniable pull that had been building for so long.“ I know that sometimes I may act in a petty way, but the truth of the matter is that...I cant bear the thought of you looking at another man...” he said.“Really?” The words came softer than I expected.“I’d rather your eyes be for me.” His expression shifted.I saw the way his shoulders straightened just slightly, the way his breath seemed to pause, like I still mattered to him more than anything else.“Well, you were the only
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