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She felt Leo shift beside her, his fingers brushing over hers in a silent question. Are you okay?

She wasn’t.

But there was no time to answer.

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Richard leaned in, his breath too close, his voice barely a whisper.

“Now be a good girl and conform.”

This whole weekend made Addie feel so small

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His first priority is to be there for her and make sure she’s okay

She’s not

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Her hand rested on her lap, her fingers curled loosely, but she felt the phantom weight of Richard’s words, his breath so close to her ear. Conform.

To a girl like Addie

That word is scary

And now she has seeds of doubt in her mind

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Leo’s grip tightened on the steering wheel. “We never should’ve gone.”

Nothing could change his mind on that

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He looked tired. Exhausted, even, but his eyes still held that same fire—the one that always burned for her.

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“You shouldn’t have to prove anything.”

Leo doesn’t even think there’s anything she could need to prove

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“But I do.” The words slipped out before she could stop them, and Leo’s head snapped toward her.

Leo couldn’t sit by and let her think that

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“No, Addie. You don’t.” His voice was sharp now, edged with something dangerous. “You’re already enough. I hate that they made you feel like you’re not.”

She’ll always be enough.

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“You’re still thinking about it, aren’t you?”

He knows her too well

She’s struggling sooooooo much with all of this right now

She just

Needs to be away from that estate

Away from that terrible weekend

And back in her little bubble with Leo