The Secret heiress

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brought back to reality. His gaze

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he line was serious, measured.

ter L

at such an hour, but a s

stinctively, her back

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le. No one

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s suppose

into her, her mind already getting ca

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of the attempt. But it was not a simpl

lowed alon

sed her eyes, i

funds bee

diately. But what worries me

hugged h

hat nothing connects her to her inheritance. If som

shoul

ity, but you must be careful.

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me

t know wh

thing wa

t a shiver of discomfort crossing her. Nathan was there, just in front of her, a rare vulnerability in her eyes, a vulnerability that she had not anticipated. He sat near her, cl

know what scare

ever seen him in this state, this dark brilliance behind her

she said gently, trying to hide

ression on his face had changed. It was no longer that of the powerful and confident

lowly, each word weighing like a c

her. He didn't seem to want to stop. It was a strange moment, when the intima

tinued, and yet ... I often wondered what it

in her usual mask, took her short. Nathan looked so ...

e said, his gaze intens

ot now. She had her own secrets, scars that she was not ready to reveal. But he was t

apturing his attention, his l

atever you do, there are always people

was talking about. But there was something even more personal in this confession, something that she had n

, she replied in a weaker voi

silence

t. There was a hand in his hair, as if he was trying to resume his calm. Gab

Gabrielle, he suddenly

ot sure to understand where he was coming from,

asked, her words tinged with ske

it straight

what you want to show. You hid

but something impulsive made her hold back. Nathan knew, he g

ed at the corner of his lips. You hide something fr

arriers, had her vacillated. She didn't want to admit it, but he was right. She had

ion, Nathan, she said in a fir

to interpret. But in his pupils, there was also a shadow of challenge. As i

Gabrielle? He said colder tone. Is t

w of anger to

atter of money. It's a matter of... distance, pre -predict

rvous laugh, al

ke that? Like someone who hi

felt her f

t you just did, Natha

r, his eyebrows

talk to me. You think I'm just what I

wanting to protect yourself, but to know if one of them would be ready to accept what they really