BROKEN BARRIERS
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Marvin met Stella’s gaze, his expression unreadable.

For a moment, it seemed like he was considering what to say next. Then, in one swift motion, he reached out and gently snatched the car keys from her hand.

"Come on, get in the car," he said, his voice was firm but not unkind. "I’m driving you to your lodge."

Stella blinked. "Wait, what?"

Without answering, Marvin walked over to the front passenger seat and pulled the door open for her. He held it, waiting, his gaze was steady.

Stella stood frozen, processing what had just happened. She wasn’t used to this side of Marvin—the one who took charge, the one who actually seemed to care.

She hesitated, her defenses were rising again. "Marvin, I—"

"Come on," he interrupted, his voice was softer now. "Get in. The day isn’t getting any younger."

Something in his tone chipped away at the last of her resistance. Her mind screamed at her to hold onto her anger, to remind him that he didn’t deserve her trust.

But her body betrayed her once agai
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