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I couldn’t stop thinking about the question all day. It lingered in the back of my mind, unanswered, gnawing at me. By the time Logan came to pick me up that afternoon, I still didn’t know what I wanted to do.

And yet, I followed him anyway. Habit was a terrifying thing. Ten years was all it took to tether me to this routine–him, the Mercer Estate, and the unspoken understanding that I would always be there.

“Why are you so quiet?” he asked, glancing at me as he drove. He must have noticed my mood.

I hesitated, my fingers fidgeting with the strap of my bag. Finally, I worked up the courage to say, “Logan, maybe we should-”

Before I could finish, his phone rang.

The car display lit up with an unlisted number. I saw his grip tighten on the steering wheel, his knuckles whitening.

It wasn’t like him to look nervous.

I turned to study his face, but his expression was unreadable. Without a word, he tapped the screen, switching the call to Bluetooth. “Hello…. Yeah, I’m on my way.”

The call was brief, but his voice was clipped, his tone unnaturally tense.

When it ended, he glanced at me, his jaw tight. “Elaine, something urgent came up. I can’t take you home.”

I knew what he was going to say before he said it. It wasn’t the first time. Still, foolishly, I’d hoped he’d at least take me back before running off.

My chest ached, but I forced myself to keep my voice steady. “Is something wrong?”

He didn’t answer. Instead, his gaze shifted to the road ahead as he pulled into a temporary parking spot. “Get off here and grab a taxi,” he said, his tone brisk.

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some kind of explanation, but he offered

say to that? Begging for answers would only humiliate me further.

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he

my backpack as I climbed out of the

as I stood on the sidewalk, watching his car merge back into traffic.

From the call to his unwillingness to explain, I could feel it- something wasn’t right. But I

careful on your way home,” he called out the window

off.

for a long time, staring at the empty stretch of road where his car had

me out of my thoughts. It was Nora, my

where are you? Want to

and brilliant. She never minced

said

surprised. “Wow, you didn’t even check with Logan first? Did the sun rise

little too close to home. For years, I’d lived as if my entire

right now?” I asked, changing the

address, and I hailed a taxi to meet her.

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sharp eyes narrowed, “What happened? Did you and Mr. Perfect

the few people I could confide in,

I finished, her expression darkened. “Men are the worst,” she muttered, stirring her drink with unnecessary force. “He thinks you’re boring? Insipid? As

my cheeks burn.

her eyes. “Exactly. What a jerk. If he spent ten years with you and hasn’t even tried, it’s not respect, Elaine.

stung because they were true.

gently pulled away and sent me to bed.

I realized it was because he

saying? That if a man loved a woman,

desire her.