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CHAPTER 14.1

Author: Emel Emerald
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-01 02:30:12

He vanished into the sea of people as silently as an ombre, leaving Jayla, Jade, and Jasmine panting at the rim of the ballroom. Laughter and chatter became a humming noise, but it felt so far away from them at that moment, a muffled buzz beneath the pounding of their hearts.

The breath in Jayla's lungs was shallow, her chest tight with frustration. It was Axel; she knew that with absolute certainty-the cut of his jaw under the mask, the confident way he had carried himself all evening. Yet when she was finally close enough to say what she intended, he seemed to have vanished into the sea of glittering gowns and suits, leaving her standing in the wake of her desperation.

She looked at her sisters, but neither one of them was looking back at her. Something was wrong. That connection they had, that unspoken understanding passing between them, felt as though it had been stretched taut, strained. And down deep, beneath the surface, Jayla could feel the slow churn of possessiveness turn to
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