Chapter 20.
I remained in the peace of Maxwell’s Embrace. But not long before my thoughts came rushing back.
“Don’t fall for it,” the voice in my head hissed. “He’s not nice. It’s just another game.”
And it was right. Maybe helping me get revenge was his way of keeping me close… another strategy to make me owe him, to control me afterward.
Maxwell was dangerous. I couldn’t forget that.
So even though the hug felt warm and safe, I knew it wasn’t real. He was a man who knew how to play minds… and I was just another piece in his game.
My chest ached as I tried to breathe. I wanted to scream, to tell him to stop pretending, but the words wouldn’t come. They drowned beneath the chaos in my heart.
For a moment, I stayed in his arms, not because I wanted to, but because I needed that calm
