her new reality, but the silence around her was deafening. Kael was a ghost in his own home-prese

way, and still he said nothing, kept his distance. The penthouse felt more like a prison w

dy, seated behind a vast mahogany desk, papers and files spread around him

ae

t pause. "Wha

her fists clenched at her

coolly, eyes sti

frustration. "About us.

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ping me was savin

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"You can't just decide my l

ou played with fire, Aria. Actions have consequences. Th

"Why are you being like this? Why pull

sion unreadable. "I'm giving you space to

d. "And how long do yo

ielding. "Until I'm convinced y

, gripping the doorframe, her body tense

," he replied smoothly, alrea

She was trapped, yes-but not just in the penthouse. Trapped in his world, his game, and w

his control, wasn't