22 parts Ongoing MatureAlex held fast, his eyes never leaving hers, his grip gentle yet unyielding. "Tell me, Angy," he whispered again, his voice low and persuasive. "What has you so tense that you're so bent on getting away from me?"
Angy's heart raced, her mind racing with excuses and evasions. But Alex's eyes seemed to see right through her, to the secrets she kept hidden deep within. She felt like a bird caught in a snare, unable to escape the gentle yet unyielding pressure of his gaze.
As the music swirled around them, Angy knew she was at a crossroads. She could continue to evade and hide, or she could take a chance and reveal the truth.
"Hey..." He urged in a trail.
"I don't belong here." She finally said, swallowing a lump in her throat.
"What?"
"I don't belong here, Alex." She repeated, more firmly this time. "This... being here with you, I don't belong here."
"What's going on? What nonsense are you saying?" He paused. "Did you hear Charlotte?" He gauged her acutely, trying to work out the truth as he felt his heart standing on the steep precipice of fear of her answer.
Angy resisted the urge to recoil. Charlotte had said something to Alex. How much did he know?
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What secrets lie beneath his carefully constructed facade? And what mysteries shroud Angy, veiling her true identity from even herself?
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