VincentMy own words hung in the suffocating air of the foyer, heavy, raw, and utterly damning. I hated seeing another man touch you. The confession felt like a physical tearing of my throat, stripping away the last remaining shred of the dignified, untouchable facade I had spent decades constructing.I stared down at Olise, my fingers still gripping his upper arms, my knuckles aching from the sheer force of my hold. I expected him to be shocked, or perhaps to finally back away from the dangerous fire he had been stoking since the moment he arrived.Instead, his dark eyes flared with a sudden, triumphant brilliance. His chest rose and fell in ragged, uneven gasps against mine, his gaze locking onto my face with unyielding intensity."Then stop hiding, Vincent," Olise demanded, his voice trembling but fiercely clear. "Stop hiding behind my mother, stop hiding behind this house, and stop hiding behind your pathetic excuses. Look at me and just tell the truth.""You don't understand what
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