Chapter 80 Crash Course in Love-2
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Chapter 80: Crash Course in Love-2
He paused, letting the words settle before going on, softer now.
“I get it. You’re being careful. But if you say you’re taking the risk-then you have to really take
His gaze didn’t waver.
“He took the leap with you. Dropped every shield he’s ever had. I just hope… you’ll meet him
halfway. Only then will you know if it’s love-or just fear holding you back.”
Maya just sat there, heart pounding. Guilt tightening like a vise around her ribs.
She hadn’t meant to hurt him. But she had.
His words hovered like a quiet verdict-honest, unforgiving.
A mirror held to her fear.
Then Harper’s voice cut through the stillness-quiet, but steady.
“Well… I guess that was their first official lover’s quarrel.”
Maya turned, startled by the weight in her friend’s voice.
Harper wasn’t teasing. No sarcastic smile. No arched brow. Just a calm steadiness in her eyes… and a quiet urgency beneath it.
“Come on,” she said. “Let’s take a walk.”
Maya hesitated.
Her eyes flicked to the closed balcony door. Behind that thin pane of glass stood the man everyone seemed to agree had already given her more than she was ready to accept. The man who had asked for nothing in return but honesty. Trust. A chance.
And she’d hurt him.
Not because she meant to-but because fear had a grip on her.
And now… she wasn’t even sure she deserved the look he gave her-that quiet kind of devotion. That unshaken kind of promise.
Her fingers curled slightly, like she needed to grip something-anything. But all she found
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was the shame coiling in her chest.
Then slowly, she stood-less out of certainty and more because her legs moved on instinct, pulled by something deeper than logic.
She didn’t say a word-just gave James and Lee a faint nod before following Harper out of the room.
They slipped out into the quiet hallway. Harper led her past the suites and down a discreet ramp hidden behind a glass wall. The path opened to a softly lit garden terrace, where jasmine vines framed a secluded alcove. A single stone bench sat beneath blooming bougainvillea, facing the distant shimmer of the sea-peaceful, private, perfect for a quiet conversation.
Maya sat slowly, arms folding around her middle as she looked toward the dark horizon.
Harper waited until the quiet had settled-then said, quietly:
“You know… he wasn’t just angry because you doubted him.”
Maya’s brows pulled together.
Harper glanced at her. “He was angry because you doubted yourself. And maybe that’s worse.”
The words landed like a soft thud in her chest.
“He’s not asking you to be perfect, Maya. Just honest. He’s already giving you that-even when it terrifies him.” Harper’s voice softened.
Maya stared at the sky, eyes burning.
“I know you’ve been through a lot,” Harper went on gently. “You built walls that kept you alive. You’ve been surviving for so long. But maybe now… those walls are just keeping you from
living.”
Harper glanced over at her. “You already crossed that line, Maya. You’re not standing on the edge anymore-you’ve already stepped into it. You chose to take the risk. So what is it now? What’s holding you back?”
Maya let out a shaky breath, her voice barely more than a whisper.
“I… I don’t know.”
The words scraped from her throat, raw and uncertain. Her eyes stung. She tried to blink it away, but seeing Damien’s face-his anger, his disappointment-knowing she was the reason
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… it cracked something deep inside her.
Then the floodgates opened.
“I’m so stupid, Harper,” she choked out. “I’m scared I can’t match what he’s giving me. Scared I’m just taking and have nothing to give back. And if I let myself feel all of it-if I stop holding back, if I go all in-it’ll vanish. Like everything else I’ve ever let myself want. And I’ll be the one who ruins it.”
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