The silence stretched between them, thick and heavy, pressing against Isabelle's skin like a second weight, suffocating, unrelenting. Gabriel hadn't moved. His hands were still curled into fists at his sides, his body tense, coiled too tight, too rigid, like he was holding something back. His words still hung in the air. "Because I don't know if I'll want to let go. ". They shouldn't have meant anything. They shouldn't have made her breath catch, shouldn't have sent a slow, deep heat curling in her stomach. But they did. Because Gabriel didn't say things like that. Not to her. Not ever. Her throat tightened. She could feel the fire inside her, twisting, shifting, but it wasn't just hers anymore. It had touched him. It had recognized him. And worse—he had recognized it, too. A shiver raked through her. Gabriel's jaw ticked. “Sit down before you fall over.”. The sudden shift back to his usual cold, controlled self made her bristle. “I'm fine.”. Gabriel's gaze flicked
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