direction Every movement was steady controlled I would not give him even a second of weakness Miss Amara a representative said politely we look forward to working closely with you I nodded once The sa
t his hand then back at him Let go I said quietly Something in my tone made him pause Then slowly he released me The distance between us returned Do not touch me again I added My voice was still calm but there was steel beneath it Ethan eyes darkened slightly You are avoiding me No I said I am prioritizing myself The difference is important For a moment he had no answer Because this was not the response he expected Not from me Not from the woman who used to wait for him without question Vanessa finally stepped forward forcing a smile Amara we were just worried about you Her voice was soft but I could hear the tension in it I turned my gaze to her slowly Worried The word felt almost amusing There was a time when I would have believed her Not anymore You do not need to worry about me I said Focus on your own life Her smile stiffened slightly Ethan looked between us his expression unreadable I shifted my attention back to him If there is nothing else I have work to do He spoke again before I could leave You changed I paused for a brief second Then I looked at him one last time No I said quietly I finally understood The meaning behind those words settled betwee
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