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MAXINE

The days after that, I spent most of them with Ronan. I was trying to take my mind off the fact that we were carrying the plan in three days.

But, I felt like I was lying to myself.

I wanted to enjoy the final moments I was having with Ronan. I wore the ring he gave me. It sat there on my middle finger while he kissed me or talked about a future where we would be together.

It was weird coming from Ronan. Gone was the cold Alpha, now he was replaced by this warm man who talked about a future, who even hinted at raising kids.

I was such a bad person. I knew that. I was tricking him, playing along, and acting like I would be with him for a long time. I had promised him but it was all a lie.

When he talked about having a daughter like me, the air was knocked out of my lungs. The look in his eyes had been so hopeful and there and then, I wanted to confess to him that it was all a ruse and that I just wanted to escape.

All this lying was making me sick to my stomach.

Finally, the thi