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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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for some kind of explanation, but he offered none. He

I say to that? Begging for

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me when you get home,” he

backpack as I climbed out

hit my face as I stood on the sidewalk, watching his car merge back into traffic. He didn’t

it- something wasn’t right. But I didn’t ask. I didn’t want to peel back the

way home,” he

off.

at the empty stretch of road where his car had disappeared. My chest felt hollow, my feet rooted

my pocket, snapping me out of my thoughts. It was Nora, my

are you? Want to grab dinner?”

never minced words, which was exactly what

said without hesitation.

check with Logan first?

close to home. For years, I’d lived as

are you right now?” I asked,

rattled off an address, and I hailed a taxi to

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moment she saw me, Nora’s sharp eyes narrowed, “What happened?

I could confide in, so I

with unnecessary force. “He thinks you’re boring? Insipid? As if he’s some kind of prize. Has he even

burn. I shook

jerk. If he spent ten years with

stung because

and kissed him. But instead of kissing me back, he’d gently pulled away and sent me to bed. At the time, I thought it was because he respected me, that he didn’t want to

now, I realized it was because he

That if a man loved a woman,

desire her.