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Grace

It’s fine to see Tristin’s face, but what are those intense emotions?

Ethan has moved on. Or that’s what he desperately wants me to believe. So why did he have that look in his eyes?

I throw away the blankets and get out of bed. As I am passing by the mirror beside the door, I pause and look into it.

There are scratches all over my neck—injuries I have caused myself. I brush my fingers against a long line before smiling at myself.

A few weeks ago, when I cut my finger while trying to make apple pie, Tristin made a terrible fuss over it. He had stayed home for the whole day to look after a small cut—something I have found so extra on his part.

But now that I am covered in scratches, he won’t come.

I swallow as my gaze drifts higher to the bandage on my forehead. He knows…what Ethan has done to me. There is no way I can ever…sleep with Ethan in my right mind or anyone who is not Tristin, for a matter of fact.

And yet, Tristin didn’t…give me the benefit of the doubt. Not even once
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