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"It was my mother's favourite song, Stuck on you by Lionel Richie," he says quietly. "She used to sing it all the time, calling me darling. She always said, remember darley, no matter what happens, I will always love you."

He looks so innocent now. So calm. And I feel it too. He gives me this peace, fills me with new life. His brown eyes study my face with such interest as if they had never seen me before.

And we are dancing. We are dancing until the whole universe ceases to exist for us. Two friends who would never want to be friends.

Chapter 28

"My head is spinning."

"Amelia, you only drank three cocktails," Danylo laughs and puts his hand on my back.

And although it should not have changed anything, but now I feel that I will definitely not fall. Danylo will definitely catch me.

"Did you enjoy the evening?"

"Oh, yes, really, especially the moment when KJ decided to stand on the bar and dance," I laugh.

"You haven't seen him sing in karaoke yet," Danylo squirms with laughter.

Danylo helps me get into the car and fastens the seat belt. His warm hands touch places on my body that are not covered by clothes, and I suck in as much air as possible.

"Thank you for this evening," I say quietly.

"Thank you, Amelia," he smiles back.

We are silent for a moment, but it does not seem like an awkward moment to us. I just enjoy the silence.

"Could you change your whole life for one person?" "Yes," I answer without thinking.

"For Denys?"

"Yes again. And you?"

"I think so," Danylo says quietly.

"For Zlata?"

"Not sure."

"What is happening between you two?"

"I don't know, Amelia. Her parents needed this wedding and my father too, of course. As soon as they found out about the pregnancy, there was no way to go back."

"And Zlata? How is she feeling?"

"She wanted it, especially since our parents are good business partners."

"So your marriage is just another contract you signed?"

"I love Zlata, but I'm not sure that it's the same as before."

I am silent. I don't want to involve myself in this. I don't want to be that girl who ruined someone's marriage.

Danylo notices that I have no intention of talking further and says:

"I'm sorry, Ami, there was no need to involve you in this."

I turn to him. It hurts me to see him like this. It's like he's completely and utterly destroyed from the inside, despite how perfect he looks on the outside.

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