**Nadia** The door opened and Lisette walked straight in like she owned the place. She took one look at me standing in the living room with my untouched coffee and her face tightened with worry. "Nadia, what the hell is happening to you?" she asked, voice sharp but full of real concern. I set the cup down slowly. "Nothing. I am fine." "You are not fine." She dropped her bag on the couch and stepped closer. "You are different. Quieter. Like you are slowly disappearing into him. He is consuming you, Nadia. I see it every time we talk or text. You used to call me every day. Now it takes hours for you to reply, and when you do, it is short. Like your whole world starts and ends with Dominic." Her words landed heavy in my chest. I felt them sink in deep, stirring up feelings I did not want to examine too closely. Part of me knew she had a point. I had become quieter. More focused on the penthouse, on Dominic's schedule, on the way he looked at me when we were alone. But I pushed back
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