Chapter 1087

Thaddeus's fingers tightened around the doorframe, knuckles white, but he ignored her accusations and spoke in that same deep, steady voice.

"I just wanted to see you."

"Then tell me what are you to me now?"

Evadne's eyes burned, her breath catching with a final shred of hope. "Are you here as a friend? A lover? An ex? Or... someone who just can't let go?"

His gaze was dark, fathomless. "I don't know."

Looking at him—this man so impassive, so perfectly walled off-Evadne felt a wave of helplessness, a disappointment she couldn't put into words.

"Well, you've seen me. You can leave now."

But before she could finish, Thaddeus's tall frame surged forward, forcing the door open with more strength than she expected. The sudden movement made her stumble back with a startled gasp.

Their faces were so close now, she could feel his breath.

"Let me go..." Her heart pounded as she struggled in his arms, but the hand at her waist only held her tighter. Each movement just drew her closer, making her look less like she was resisting and more like she was melting into him.

his breathing

toward the hospital bed. "You hurt your leg. Don't move around

filled with unshed tears as she curled against his chest-pathetic, she thought, but she couldn't help it. It

he hesitated, his arms tensing as if he were holding back something he couldn't name. The emptiness where

harsh light, something caught his

strands of silver, glaringly

a flash and plucked one

yelped, pressing a hand to

the strand. "You're getting gray

and in the next

while he worked late in his study, draping herself over his shoulders to

grays she found.

at this! You're getting old! I swear, I just got one last week and

from his mountain of paperwork and smile, warm and

know you like messing with my hair, so I keep a few around to keep

hair because they're... you know, a little past their prime..." "Oh?

waist, pulling her into his lap, his hands wandering as his touch grew bolder, sending

I seem past my prime

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