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A Lover’s Hate

Author: Author Iris
last update Last Updated: 2023-09-21 03:23:24

Stronger than lover’s love is lover’s hate. Incurable, in each, the wounds they make. — Euripides

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AMANDA

Time was speedily running by, yet Robert and his date were nowhere to be seen.

What the hell was keeping them? I gripped my wine glass so tightly it almost shattered.

They were supposed to arrive an hour ago, according to my watch. The masked ball had begun already.

The evening had been busy, with wealthy socialites milling about, talking, and dining while most of the activities set aside for the ball had taken place.

Charity donations and auctions which were the party’s main event had finished. Most people in attendance were making their way to the exits. Yet still, the man of the show—or my show—was nowhere to be found.

So, where in the world were they? Had they decided to bail out? Had they decided not to attend the ball anymore?

I shook my head, attempting to clear my mind of the thoughts and questions brewing.

They couldn't bail. They just couldn’t. If there’s one th
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