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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Did you enjoy it?” Xavier followed me out of the club.
After that little scene, I created for myself, vile rose from my belly to my mouth. I’ve never been this careless before, and it’s all because of this stupid jealousy when I saw Xavier with his woman.
With half-consumed bottled water in my hand, I stood under the lamppost on the curb, waiting for Erik to come and pick me up. I shouldn’t have listened to Penny. I shouldn’t have come here in the first place. Me and clubs, Cielo in particular, will never be a delightful combination.
I emptied the content of the water bottle I grabbed from the bar before exiting the building, tossing the container on the bin under the lamppost.
It was better to ignore Xavier. I don’t know if he witnessed everything, or he’s just try
CastielSonya, Kree, Laura, Mas A, Jane and Danice, thank you for your support. And to my silent readers, thank you so much as well for voting. This week was really tough for me. I’ll be honest, I came to a point where I wanted to put this story on hiatus. But I won’t. I’ll keep pushing forward. Thanks to all of you for inspiring me. ~ anyway, on Monday, you’ll get a glimpse of the story on X’s POV, and I’ve got to warn you guys, this book is hot. haha. ~ have a blessed weekend ;) xx
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