Love's Last Gamble

trast to the turmoil in her thoughts. Bathed in the gentle, golden light of the sunrise, the studio had served as her h

ure if she could ever forgive him, even if he had come back pleading for her forgiveness. How was

ck to her. She wished for him to experience her anguish. She wanted him to understand the experience of losing everything. Then there was Xavier, his

tened her jaw. Healing or retaliation? Would she be able to proceed without going

me flooding back. She could practically hear the harsh, contemptuous words he had sp

y the internal turmoil. The buzzing of her phone, however, snapped her out of th

iscuss t

as she prepared to move on from the past and into the future? Or will her desire for retribution engulf her? She took a quick look a

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There was already Xavier, seated at a table in the corner, staring at a stack of papers

e motioned for her to have a seat, Delilah couldn't help but observe how comfortable she f

an eternity, Delilah found herself laughing as they discussed the art world and her travels. She started to feel less tense than she had since C

hy. However, I swear that I'm not here to take advantage of you. You deserve the chance, and I want to

Something changed within Delilah, a glimmer of trust beginning to ignite. Would she be abl

of the past," Delilah murmured quietl

softened. He said in a soothing, quiet voice, "You don't have to fo

e on while remaining bound by the agony of her past for a very long tim

en he questioned, "Do you trust me?" The questi

ble to? Was she willing to take t

verything, her thoughts racing. The offer from Xavier was alluring. It was an opportunity to move past the shadows of the past and start over. A part of her wa

t in a hurry. He recognized the seriousness of the situation, and

weight of her emotions, were, "I'm in." She had decide

he café window. His gaze met hers as he stood on the sidewalk on the other side of the roadw

se of action? Or was she goin

ld Coope