Chapter 47 – Shattered Calm “The moment Julian starts to suspect… is the moment everything begins to fall apart.”I felt it the moment I stepped into the study—Julian’s presence was suffocating, as the air itself had thickened around me. Even from across the room, I could feel the sharp edges of his attention slicing into my skin.“Maris,” he said, voice low, calm, but heavy with danger. Just one word, and my chest tightened, heart hammering.I froze mid-step, pretending to organize the papers on the desk. My hands trembled slightly, betraying the storm inside me.Julian’s eyes didn’t leave me. They never did. I wanted to shrink into the floor, disappear, bu
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