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e years since she had last set foot in this place-a home that had once held so much promise, only to become a painful

t blue eyes, filled with wonder. "Does

ump in her throat. "

ledge them-acknowledge her-

the

es mingling in their finest attire. Iris walked in with quiet confidence, her long emerald gown hugging her curves, e

ere for o

g for him. Gavin. The man who had once held her hear

n, she

lders. His dark hair was neatly styled, his chiseled jaw set in an unreadable express

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ack hair framed his sharp features, and though he held the same cold, controll

ing, guilt, love. She had missed so much. His

en know s

is brows furrowed slightly, the only sign of emotion on his otherwise impassive face

followed his

eyes

show. But Gavin... he didn't look indifferent. His

esitation, he w

voice laced with something

her chin. "

and, her blue eyes wide with curiosity. A muscle

ay anything, Loga

lm but firm, carrying the same

It hurt. It hurt that

but she steeled herself

d slightly. "I've se

wn Green Enterprises. You've pr

w what she was doing-avoiding

nly tugged at Iris's dress and whis

came unbea

He turned to his father, his

king between Iris and Lyra before se

nto fists. "You told m

what Gavin had told him? Tha

d softly, stepping closer

he quickly schooled his expression ba

ice thick with emotion. "I thought it was best a

"This isn't the place

when and where, because I'm not l

is. "I don't know if I want to hear whatever excuse you

understand. But I'll wait, L

id no

didn't walk away comp

That

city lights, lost in thought. Lyra slept sou

oor pulled her f

she opened it-only to f

" she asked, keepi

stead, he studied her, his dark

ave come back,"

orces you to face the truth? That we

Because it will only

rling in her chest. "For you? For Logan? Or are you just a

. "I have respons

the hardest thing I've ever done. But I did it because

ce stretched

d out, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. The touc

ck," he repeated, but this

er heart pounding. "But I

moment, the walls a

ak, and the years of separation-so

a step back, his expres

row," he said bef

him leave, he

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was a