Twisted Hearts... Tangled hearts

locked onto Julian's, a c

tall frame rigid, his eyes dark with somethi

y, his body a shield between her and

hould have known you'd come crawling back, Ethan." His v

wl. I walked right in, just like I

ts at his sides before he inhaled sharply, compo

aid smoothly. "

aced down

hat made it sound like a command wrap

ed, the effect wasn't the same. The mas

pulse hammering. "Home?" she ech

sed. You don't understand what's happening." His eyes flickered toward Ethan

pulate her? That's r

locked onto Emilia, his expressio

eath h

he would have obeyed. She would have

t

he had placed around her. The way he controlle

m

fted her

but something dangerous flashed i

, but there was an edge to it now. A warnin

, his body still tense, ready to

Emilia whispered. "

s jaw ticked.

er... not loving you. I remember never feeling like

did

pped, just f

ulian the one lurking beneath the charmin

culating.

ression smoothing over once ag

fists. "No. The mist

between them, suff

at almost resembled amusement, but it didn'

could react, he pulled s

ph

overing over the screen. His gaz

ained some kind of freedom." His eyes flickered toward Ethan. "

ed in her stomach. "

never wavered.

moved.

, knocking the phone out of his hands. It clattere

expression remained eerily

ry smart," Juli

his stance dangerous. "You don

about control?" He chuckled, shaking his he

a sti

one w

i

before. How every interaction, every touch, h

t a perso

as pr

is fists. "She w

en, with terrifying ease, he pulled

emo

y went rigid. "Wha

think I came unprepared, d

alarm exploded th

s heart

ala

uri

er hand. "We ne

rd the exit. The moment they reached the door,

atching her flee with the kind of quiet c

sn't worri

w something

is wasn

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