### **Chapter Ending — Levi’s POV**She moved to step past me—quietly, like she didn’t want to disturb anything on her way out.Maybe because, in her mind, she already had.Not a chance.My hand shot out before I even thought about it, catching her wrist—not hard, not painful, just enough to stop her from walking out of my office… and out of *us*.“Gemma,” I said, breath uneven, “we’re not done.”She looked back at me with those tired, sad eyes that felt like a punch to the ribs.“Yes, we are,” she whispered. “Levi, I—”“No.”My voice came out low, final.“A decision like that? You don’t get to make it alone.”She blinked, confused. “What are you talking about? It’s my—”“We aren’t over,” I said, stepping closer, so close I could feel her breath tremble, “until I say we are.”A flash of irritation crossed her face then—hurt mixed with anger, mixed with
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