Rebirth: The Sweetest Ruin
He didn't expose the obvious lie.
Instead, he stared at her for a long beat, a knowing smile playing on his lips. He didn’t reach for his phone. Instead, he reached into the breast pocket of his suit and pulled out a heavy, matte-black card. It had no company logo, no title—just a single row of gold-embossed numbers in the center.
He held it out, his fingers brushing hers as she took it. The card felt cold and substantial, like a key to a vault.
“There. That’s my private number,” he said, his voice dropping to a velvety register. “Call me if they pinch, Elara. Or if you just find another excuse.”
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