The morning sunlight was weak and gray, struggling to push through the rain-soaked clouds. Amara sat at her small kitchen table, sipping lukewarm coffee, trying to process what had happened the night before. She should have forgotten it—after all, she had collided with some stranger. But something about him lingered. His presence. His dark eyes. The way he had studied her like she was the most fascinating thing in the world.Then, her phone buzzed.“I’m outside. Let’s talk. —Alexander”Her heart skipped. Alexander Cole. The name was still foreign on her tongue, yet familiar in a way that made her pulse quicken.She stared at the phone, trembling. What was he doing here? She wasn’t even sure she wanted to know—but curiosity gnawed at her.When she opened the door, he was standing there again, coat perfectly straight, hair damp but stylish, looking like he belonged in a magazine rather than on her tiny street.“Good morning,” he said, voice calm, controlled, yet somehow commanding.“Goo
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