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ROSALIE'S POV~

I didn’t rush. I moved slowly, one step at a time, like a predator who knew its prey was already cornered. Chloe backed up instinctively, her back bumping against the porcelain sink.

“Relax,” I said softly, reaching past her face. Her breath hitched when my fingers barely grazed her cheek on their way to the tissue roll. I peeled a single sheet, dabbed an imaginary smear from my hand, and then smiled at her.

“Why’s your heart racing, Chloe?” I murmured, my voice low and wicked. “You’re breathing like it’s cardio day. Is that what being Damien’s backup plan feels like?”

She gritted her teeth and attempted a sugary smile, but it was so stiff it looked painful. That tickled me.

I laughed—an honest-to-God laugh. And God, it made her scowl.

“You look good,” she said, tight and bitter. “I mean, I don’t know how you managed to vanish for three years and then suddenly show up again. Just like that.”

I clicked my tongue and tilted my head to the side, like I was admiring a paint
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