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MAXINE

The next day, I still hadn't gotten over my shock of seeing Liam. It had been months, so long since I last saw him waiting outside my apartment building.

I wondered how everyone else was doing. Tobias, Ella, Elena, Nadia, Lindsey, Maria, everyone. Had Ella and Elena had their babies? Were they okay? Had they managed to live before Ronan took over?

These thoughts ran through my mind as I sat on the bed. Liam’s face flashed in my mind. I remembered the hurt and betrayal on his face when Ronan kissed me in front of him. I did nothing.

I had seen the shock and disbelief, the pain as well. It was the last thing I wanted to see in his eyes, and yet, I was the cause of it.

I hadn’t said a word. What could I have said? That I was being forced to do this? That it wasn’t what it looked like?

I could see the doubt in his eyes already. If I had said something, it would have only made it worse. I was trapped. We both were. The only thing I could do was play along and hope that, somehow, Lia