Chapter 10 The First Real Test
Celeste pushed back her chair, the scrape of wood against the floor cutting through the heavy silence between them. The sound felt deafening in the hushed intimacy of the lounge, making her pulse thunder even louder in her ears. Her breath came shallow, uneven, as she forced herself to stand. The moment she did, she felt it—his gaze settling over her like a physical weight, thick and unrelenting.
He didn’t move.
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