distance between us
Chapter 29 – The Distance Between Us The afternoon sun painted golden streaks across the pool, the light glimmering on the water like it was mocking her broken heart. Amira sat quietly at the edge, legs curled up to her chest, her chin resting on her knees. She wasn’t crying—not yet—but her eyes burned with the weight of unshed tears. She hadn’t spoken to Xavier in two days. Not since she came—his ex—looking too calm, too sure, telling Amira with that almost-smug voice: “Even if you won’t love him for yourself, at least do it for our child.” It replayed in her head like a cruel loop. And now… she couldn’t sleep. She couldn’t eat. Every part of her body ached with the desire to run to Xavier and collapse in his arms, but she couldn’t. Not when there was a baby involved. Not when there w
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