Ebony and steel

ra

an in a navy dress walked up to the counter, barking orders at th

roached. "Excuse me, ma'am... Are you

pausing at my accent, my s

ack home, and I've done custom

umé by tomorrow morning. We mig

me. "Thank you-t

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table-just as the door

a gaze that seemed to command the air around him. Behind hi

nt, I forgo

poke quietly to the man beside him. His presence seemed to

e lifted, and

ly changed, but something softened in his

o scroll my phone. My heart pounded so

is he

e remem

t-it was just one mo

to look again, he

were speaking without words. Then the other man lean

ore he reached the door, he paused. Over his shoulder, he

ne, swallowed b

my chest, trying

w, somewhere in its endless noise and crowded street

e, a part of me couldn't help but

was big, but it

ossible things had

my chest, trying

w, somewhere in its endless noise and crowded street

e, a part of me couldn't help but

was big, but it

ossible things had

d from the moment our eyes had met again in the café. It was silly, I told myself-romanti

maybe-but not the kind of danger that pushes you away. The kind

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xted Eniola, my bes

ne today. Twi

ell me ev

in a black coat. He helped me pick up my t

w York men no dey smile

rning settled in my ch