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Chapter 217 - Chapter 217: Love in a Locked Room

~Evric's POV~

The sudden, sharp rejection shocked me. I stared at him, the easy confidence I'd built up over the morning calls fracturing. The look on my face must have mirrored my inner turmoil: Why the immediate refusal? He was clearly afraid of being seen with me.

He gently removed his hand from mine and held both of my hands instead, his grip warm and steady. "Evric..." he started, his voice soft but weighted with certainty. He didn't avoid my gaze. "I know you love me so much, and I love you. But you saw what happened last night, and you saw the news this morning."

He swallowed hard. "The way things are going right now, the best thing for both of us is to stay away from each other in public for now."

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