TRAPPED IN DESIRE
His hand brushes mine, his touch a firm anchor, and I feel his love, a shield against the shadows of my past.
His presence stirs a memory—Julian’s voice in a New York café, soft as he promised to stand by me through every storm. “Something came back,” I say, turning to him, my voice bright, a smile blooming. “You, in that café, saying you’d face anything for me.” His eyes soften, his smile echoing mine. “I meant it,” he says, his fingers grazing my cheek, warm and sure. The memory, vivid and uplifting, weaves another thread into my heart, the woman Lucas scorned, my parents traded, now thriving in Julian’s love.
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