The room felt smaller, suffocating under the weight of unspoken truths. James stood between me and the door, his broad frame cutting off my only escape. I could hear my pulse hammering in my ears, the sound nearly drowning out my thoughts.
This wasn’t how tonight was supposed to go.
I just wanted to take a peek, gather some proof pull together something any sign that would confirm my growing sense of doubt. I hadn’t expected to find this. I hadn’t expected him to catch me.
And yet, here we were.
James's expression was unreadable, those sharp eyes scanning me like he was reading my very steps. He had always been impossible to read, but this? This was different. The tension between us was dangerously sharp, humming far louder and more raw than any argument that's ever come between us.
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