Still want you

t working, unable to find peace. The portrait of Alejandro's mother remained in her head, but it wasn't the painting that trap

alized she could no longer get away from Alejandro. There was something unshakeable about his presence,

r, yet so dangerous at the same time. Alejandro was there, and she couldn't deny that there was something in his ga

es moved cautiously around the room, as if afraid som

le tension. They didn't dare talk about what really mattered, what had happened six year

hold his gaze for long. The impact of his presence overwhelmed her. "I think what I

lena couldn't place. It was more than doubt. It was something she couldn't fathom. Some

a little longer?" he said, as if

tinue being part of this world around him? But Alejandro wasn't offering her a clear answer

er voice. She didn't want it to sound defiant, but she couldn't help it

ze that Elena didn't understand, as if he were being evaluated, expecting something from her that s

able. But he didn't touch her. He didn't make a single movement that made her feel clos

in the air. The tone was so cautious, so full of reservations, that Elena felt even mo

oking for more than just a job? Or was she the one inventing expectations that didn

as if everything around her was pressing down. Memories of the past churned, and the feeling that so

g. The weight of his words, of his presence, filled the room, leaving her breathless

t just play along, that she couldn't continue responding as if nothing ha

imself, with what he had to say. But he wasn't. He just stared, and the weight of his gaze made her feel more corner

unfinished, something neither of them

ation seeping into her voice. She wanted to know the truth. She needed to know

uth closed. He said nothing. The tension between them was so thick t

st in a whisper, as he turned to leave. But she coul

Year

the last time they would see each other, or at least, that's what Elena thought. The feel

his voice breaking, but she couldn't

unnamed. The past remained a shadow that couldn't be shaken off, an