“Why are you avoiding me, Liora?” Ashvin whispered, his voice low and dangerously close to her lips. His grip tightened as he held her wrists above her head, pinning her firmly against the wall. The proximity between them was overwhelming, his breath warm against her skin, his presence consuming.Liora’s breath hitched as she felt him shift closer, his body pressing into hers. When his leg moved, gently but deliberately forcing hers apart, a shiver ran through her despite herself. Her eyes fluttered for a second before she forced them open again, trying to steady her racing thoughts.“I—I’m not,” she managed to say, though her voice betrayed her. It came out soft, uneven, lacking the conviction she desperately needed.Ashvin’s gaze darkened as he studied her face, his eyes searching, questioning, almost accusing. “Yes, you are,” he murmured, his lips hovering just a breath away from hers.The closeness was suffocating.Dangerous.“T-This is inappropriate,” Liora said quickly, her voic
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