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Ariana felt the strength in Trey’s hands against her face grow, as if something within him had awakened -a force that was both intoxicating and terrifying. Yet, she remained lost in the warmth of the moment, her heart swelling with sweetness, responding obediently to his touch.
Then, without warning, he suddenly stopped.
Trey lifted her chin, his eyes deep and shadowed in the dim glow of the bedside lamp. The gaze that met hers felt strange, almost as if… it wasn’t truly seeing her.
“Trey? What’s wrong?” Ariana asked, unease creeping into her voice.
Only then did Trey snap back to himself. The haze in his eyes cleared in an instant, and he reached out, pulling her gently into his arms once more, letting her rest her head against his chest.
“It’s nothing… I just… missed you a little,” he murmured.
“Missed me? I’m right here every day,” she replied with a soft laugh, sensing something odd but not dwelling on it.
What drew her to Trey in the first place was precisely his mystery, the way he carried a duality within him -one soul ablaze with passion, the other cold as ice.
They had met at a fundraising gala at Yustonia’s top business school, an evening Ariana would never forget. Among a sea of students and young entrepreneurs, Trey had stood out like no one else.
That night, he was representing a mall brand, delivering a presentation in a perfectly tailored deep-gray suit. His tall, striking figure drew every woman’s gaze, including Ariana’s.
Few of her friends had ever met someone like him. His features weren’t the deepest, his physique not the tallest or most muscular, and he lacked the overt, sunlit charisma of Yustonia men. There was no aggressive energy to put anyone on guard. Instead, he radiated a calm, restrained presence-mysterious and magnetic, like the depths of the sea.
Typically, a minor presenter from another country would struggle to command a room. Some students. mocking his appearance and status, nearly disrupted the event. But the moment he spoke, it was over
Trey’s presence was commanding. Fluent, precise, and sharp, his words silenced even the most audacious critics. The room fell into an unusual stillness, and Ariana’s attention was instantly captured.
He skipped the small talk and jokes, diving straight into the core message. His choice of words was elegant, even weaving in references to poetry, adding a lyrical, almost hypnotic layer to his presentation. Many students, including Ariana, listened spellbound.
When the presentation ended, the applause was thunderous. People were captivated not only by his skill on stage but by the depth and precision of his ideas. His little brand became the breakout star of the evening, and several students even purchased products on the spot.
Yet for Ariana, it wasn’t the brand that fascinated her-it was Trey himself. She and her friends had
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placed a large order, but her shy nature kept her from speaking to him at the gala.
Unexpectedly, after the event, he waited at the rear exit she had to pass through.
“Ariana, hello. My surname is Trey Fox,” he said, introducing himself directly and handing her his
business card.
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