SEBASTIAN I didn't start the car. I just sat there, my hands resting on the steering wheel, watching her walk away. She didn't look back. "You're getting attached." My gaze shifted to the rearview mirror, catching my mother’s reflection. "Isn't that a good thing?" I returned, pressing the start button. The engine hummed to life beneath my hands. She gave a small, careless shrug. "Could be good. Could be bad. Depends on how this all ends for you." I frowned slightly. I didn’t fully understand what she meant, but I wasn’t in the mood to unravel her riddles. Instead, I met her eyes in the mirror again, my tone turning firmer. “I’ll pick your calls. I’ll come see you.” That got her attention. Her brows lifted in surprise. "In exchange..." I continued, my grip tightening slightly on the steering wheel, "don’t mess with my wife." For a second, she just stared at me, her mouth slightly open before she let out a short, disbelieving scoff. "When did
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