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She took a deep breath, her stance unyielding, every inch of her radiating a mama bear's resolve. “Hearloud
and clear: if you dare lay a finger on my children, Ill fight you tooth and nail to the bitter end!”
To her shock, Gorman didn’t get mad. Instead, a soft smile curved his lips, unruffled. He lifted a hand—not to
shove her off, but to gently wrap around her clenched fist. “Easy, Linsey. I'm not an idiot. | know those kids are
your whole world right now. Why would | do something so boneheaded as to hurt you like that?”
Locking eyes with her, he continued, “Nah, I'm playing the long game—charming them, winning them over. I'd
appreciate it if you'd play along. But if Zenia and Zander suddenly turn on me, well, | can’t promise I'll keep my
cool forever.”
With that, Gorman reached out, his fingers brushing a loose strand of hair from Linsey’s face with a tenderness
that felt like a trap. His voice dropped to a murmur. “Take care of yourself, Linsey. Get srest. I'll swing by
again soon.”
Linsey’s face was a mask of stone as she slapped his hand away, the motion dripping with barely contained fury.
Gorman let out a low chuckle, hollow and mirthless, before turning on his heel with the grace of a cat.
The second the door creaked open, Zander’s bright voice floated in from the hall. “Gorman!”
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clutching Caylee’s hand—into her arms, cutting Gorman off before he could get a word in.
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Caught off guard by the sudden hug, Zander stumbled slightly but quickly wrapped his arms around her waist,
peering up with a worried frown. “Mommy, you okay?”
Linsey froze, her eyes locked on Gorman, who returned her stare with a smile that didn’t touch his eyes. Her
fingers, pressed protectively against Zander's back, trembled just enough to betray her.
“I'm fine, baby,” she replied, her voice rough but steady.
Anyone who caught the ghostly pallor of Linsey’s face in that moment could see she was anything but okay.
Caylee stood rooted to the spot for a heartbeat, her eyes darting nervously between Linsey and Gorman, worry
etched across her face. For reasons she couldn't quite pin down, the air between them felt charged, like a storm
about to break, thick with unspoken tension.
Linsey, especially, was a live wire—her every glance and subtle shift screaming distrust toward Gorman, her
wariness practically a physical force.
What the hell had just gone down?
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