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59|The Only Truth
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2024-10-29 19:42:56~Zia~
“I-I don’t understand, Xavier,” I said, sniffling. The swollen sensation around my eyes has been constant since my time in captivity.
When Ashley held me captive, I knew my goal was to escape, to get home to him. Now, however, I have no direction where I want to be. I’m lost, unsure of what to believe. The pull to either run or stay where I am is tearing me apart.
“Zia,” Xavier cupped my face, his green eyes and warm touch, which I longed to see and feel all those cold nights in the dark cell were within my reach, but what if this was another trick? I don’t know how to decipher the lies from the truth anymore.
‘He’s here,’ I told myself. ‘I should focus on him and hear his explanation and not let pan
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