Alora’s POV:For a moment, he said nothing at all.Instead, he reached for his glass of wine with an unhurried sort of calm, lifting it to his lips and taking a slow, measured sip, as if he had all the time in the world. My eyes stayed on him, searching for something,anything, but his expression gave nothing away. When he finally set the glass back down, the soft clink against the table felt louder than it should have.Only then did he look at me again.“Am I supposed to explain my actions to you?” he asked, his tone even, almost indifferent.I opened my mouth to respond, ready with something sharp, something that would at least force a reaction out of him, but the weight of his gaze stopped me short. The words tangled somewhere in my throat, refusing to come out the way I intended.“If you’re that curious,” he continued, his voice dropping just enough to make me lean in without meaning to, “you’ll get an answer only after you answer the question I asked you last time.”I frowned, my
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