CHAPTER 31
“Two Weeks of Us” Hazel’s POV Two weeks. That’s how long it had been since Vassane tried to stir chaos with her little “truth.” Since Alex and I stayed up until sunrise, digging through documents and facing shadows neither of us had prepared for. But we came out stronger. Together. Now… life had quieted down. No scandals. No drama. Just… him and me. And honestly, it felt like the beginning of something we didn’t even realize we’d been building toward all along. It started small. I moved into his room the night after the truth was cleared. At first, I hesitated. I even brought my pillow—half-joking, half-ready to run back to the guest room if things got awkward. But Alex just opened his arms and said, “You don’t need to knock anymore, Hazel. You live here.” Since then, every n
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