《Dangerously Hers》全部章節：第 21 章 - 第 24 章

The phone kept ringing.Elena stared at the screen, frozen, her fingers trembling around it. Raphael’s name glowed too bright in the dark, like it was burning straight into her chest.Ring.Ring.Ring.Scarlett had already stepped back.Not far. Just enough.Enough to remind Elena that reality still existed.The night air felt colder now. The warmth from Scarlett’s hands was gone, and the space between them felt wider than the ocean Elena had stared at that morning.“Elena” Scarlett said quietly.Elena swallowed hard but didn’t look at her. She couldn’t. If she did, she knew she would break completely.The phone stopped ringing.Silence rushed in, loud and heavy.Elena finally lifted her head. Scarlett stood a few steps away, her posture controlled, her face unreadable. But her eyes her eyes were darker now, guarded. Closed.“You should answer it,” Scarlett said.Her voice was calm. Too calm.Elena shook her head. “I can’t.”Scarlett gave a small, bitter smile. “You already are.”The

“I need to tell you something.”The words stayed in the air.Heavy.Sharp.Unavoidable.Elena stood still, her chest rising and falling too fast. Her fingers tightened around her phone, like it was the only thing holding her together.Raphael didn’t speak right away.He just looked at her.Calm.Too calm.That calm scared her more than anger would have.“What is it?” he asked quietly.Elena opened her mouth.Nothing came out.Her throat felt dry. Her voice felt stuck somewhere deep inside her chest.Say it.Just say it.But how do you say something that can destroy everything?Her eyes dropped to the floor.“I…” she started.Her voice shook.She hated that.She wanted to be strong.She wanted to be clear.But she wasn’t.Not right now.Not when everything inside her was breaking.Raphael took a step closer.“Elena.”Her name sounded softer now.Gentle.Careful.Like he was trying not to scare her.“I’m here,” he said.And that made it worse.Because he was here.Present.Loyal.Good.