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Chapter Twenty-One

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Celine

“You,” I seethed, my hands shaking. “You set me up.”

Anya tilted her head, feigning innocence. “Now, why would I do that? Unless, of course, you have something to be guilty about?”

I clenched my fists, barely containing the rage and fear surging through me. “Liam could have…he was going to…” My voice broke, but I forced myself to hold her gaze. “You wanted this to happen to me.”

Anya sighed, shaking her head. “Oh, don’t be so dramatic, Celine. I simply provided an opportunity. What Liam did with it was entirely up to him.”

Hatred burned through my veins. “You’re a monster.”

Anya smirked. “And you, dear Celine, are a nuisance who needed to be put in her place. I am so sick of seeing you in these hallways, parading like you own the place. And uncle doesn't know it but he is better off without you. He just needed my push.”

Tears fell from my eyes. “What do you stand to gain from this? Is it so hard to let me love him? Do you hate me that much? We used to be friends.”

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