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Author: Author Bola
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-18 16:09:40

~Abigail~

This wasn’t how I’d imagined the night would go.

The sharp ache in my hand, where I had slammed it against the table just moments before, still throbbed, but that wasn’t even the worst of it. It wasn’t the sting in my palm, or the fact that I could feel the warmth of tears threatening to spill from my eyes. It was Ryan…his words, the way he looked at me with that smug, arrogant grin as though everything was some twisted joke.

I wasn’t sure when exactly things had gone south, but the moment his laughter erupted, I knew this was spiraling out of control. “Oh! Don’t tell me you are chasing after older men now Abigail, you really have weird taste if I must say”

I had barely registered his words before Lucas stepped in. His protective stance beside me was almost immediate, like a shield against Ryan’s sharp edges.

“I don’t think you understand, Ryan,” Lucas said coolly, his voice low, but unmistakably authoritative. “It’s none of your business.”

Ryan scoffed, clearly unfazed by t
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