Chapter 17 Unspoken Tension

• Chapter 17: Unspoken Tension
• The morning sun streamed through the large windows of Vicktor’s mansion, casting golden light across the marble floors. Amanda moved quietly through the house, her thoughts still spinning from last night’s conversation with Vicktor. Something had shifted between them. She wasn’t sure what it was, but she could feel it.
• She stepped into the kitchen, determined to focus on her work. Baking always cleared her mind, and she needed that now more than ever. The smell of warm pastries already filled the air as she checked on the batch in the oven. The quiet hum of the house was comforting, but her mind kept drifting back to Vicktor—his cold words, the way his touch had felt so gentle when he brushed her hair back.