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Twenty-One

Author: Luxie
last update Last Updated: 2025-01-31 18:49:10

Eve

I brushed my teeth with the force of someone who had swallowed something absolutely disgusting. My grip on the toothbrush was so tight that I felt pity for the poor brush.

I kept scrubbing, harder and harder, as if I could erase the memory of what had just happened. I brushed so aggressively that my gums began to sting, but I didn’t stop.

Maya was fuming inside me, pacing and growling like a caged animal. But oddly enough, the pain this time wasn’t as sharp as it had been when Axel had been the one betraying us. Maybe because I was the one doing the cheating this time.

“He deserves it, " I spat out, rinsing my mouth and squeezing another dollop of toothpaste onto my brush.

“Let him feel the same pain he caused us.”

But even as I said those words, a sinking feeling settled in my gut. When did I become so stupid? When did my revenge turn into this twisted mess of emotions?

Axel had been brought in earlier looking like he had barely survived the day, and here I was, testing his pa
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