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EZRAN'S POV.I didn’t expect him to tell me the truth. But deep down, I really wished he did.“Goodnight, Lucian.” I mumbled and turned away, walking back to the villa.I spent a very long time in the shower, my mind encircling back to Lucian. He didn’t trust me enough to share his problems with, but I trusted him with mine. Every single one of them.When I stepped out of the bathroom, Lucian wasn’t in the room. Instead, I saw a written note which looked like it was jotted down quickly on the bed .[I have something to do. Don’t stay up waiting for me. I’ll be back late.]Something was definitely wrong.….The villa was already alive with activity when I woke up the next morning—sunlight streamed through the curtains, the ocean glittered beyond the glass windows and somewhere downstairs, Jeanne was screaming something about pancakes.Everything looked normal except for the room I stayed in. It didn’t look like Lucian slept here!The couch where he was supposed to sleep was empty, the b

EZRAN'S POV.I didn’t sleep, not even for a second. The moment Charlyn finished telling me everything, my brain refused to shut down.Every single memory involving Lucian replayed itself over and over again—the teasing, the smiles, the beach walk, the head pat, the way he agreed to come on this trip because I asked, the way he had looked at me inside his room.And now? None of it felt special anymore, because Leo existed. A person Lucian had loved for years, a person he had chased for an entire year and had nearly destroyed himself over.How was I supposed to compete with that? I wasn’t. That realization hurt more than I expected.….Morning arrived too quickly and I dragged myself downstairs, towards the dining room, feeling exhausted. Breakfast was already set when I walked in. My eyes froze on a particular person.What was Leo doing here? And why was he sitting as if he didn’t know his coming here had upturned my entire world overnight.“Morning.” I mumbled as I dragged out my seat