Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance

“What’s going on?” Sienna asked, confused. “Is something wrong

Cedric looked at her, hesitated for a moment, then spoke. “I know this might be a bit sudden, but I have to ask… why are you so afraid of Josiah?”

He swallowed hard, his voice strained. “Aren’t you two, uh, getting back together?”

“Back together?” Sienna’s eyes widened in surprise. “Why would you say that?”

Cedric fell silent for a moment before answering honestly. “That’s what Josiah told me.”

Before Sienna could respond, he awkwardly added, “So… did you two have a fight? It’s normal for couples to argue, right?”

“No,” Sienna cut him off sharply.

Her lips pressed together tightly, and her eyes reddened slightly No, it wasn’t a fight. There’s no getting back together between me and him.”

Cedric stared at her, stunned. “What’s going on?‘ he wondered.

“You two didn’t make up? Then…” He trailed off, realizing something.

He could see the hostility in Josiah’s eyes wasn’t just some misunderstanding. It was real. Josiah was clearly seeing him as a rival.

Looking at Sienna’s reaction, Cedric had a guess. “Could it be… Josiah is just pushing for this, and you don’t feel the same?” Sienna froze for a moment. She hadn’t expected Cedric to figure it out so easily.

She didn’t answer, but the look on her face made everything clear.

“I was right, wasn’t I?” Cedric’s voice darkened, and he slammed his hand on the steering wheel. “This is too much. Josiah is going way too far.”

When it came to matters of the heart, it was supposed to be about mutual feelings, not some kind of forceful demand. “But,” Cedric was confused. “Why are you running away? Can’t you just talk to him about it?”

“Talk to him?” Sienna let out a dry laugh, the bitterness of past experiences rising to the surface.

“This isn’t the first time something like this has happened,” she said.

“What?” Cedric was taken aback. “You mean, you and Josiah…”

She had never spoken openly about it, but now,

At twenty, she

been caught in a manipulative marriage and subjected to

own father had rejected. After Fiona passed

and she needed someone

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But her father refused:

into the Flynn family, where she

dance.

family, a fifteen–year–old orphan ke her could not have survived. That kindness was

when the people who had helped her hurt her, she had no choice but to swallow her

the present, a cold smile on her lips, her eyes shimmering with unshed tears. “Howard woke

I… I…

too emotional to finish her

his tone gentle. “You dont need

and

the hospital today to visit Howard, who had just woken

Even Cedric, with his good–natured disposition, couldn’t help but curse under his breath. “Using their kindness to control you, without even considering your

one time not enough? Now they were doing it again? No wonder Josiah, who had originally been set

first person to say this to her. The first was

and

a few times, yet he was the one who could say something like that on her behalf. She felt deeply grateful, “What are you thanking me for?” Cedric shook

friends in Jiacrity. Just the fact that you’re willing to listen to me, and speak up for me, is enough for me to be

bag, and got out of the car. Thanks

Cedric followed her out of the car and watched her walk away, getting farther

jogged after

turned around, looking at him in confusion. “What’s up? Is something

up his mind, there was no turning him around. But she could do nothing. Sienna shook her head and

low voice. “I actually have

looked at him, surprised. “What

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