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Chapter 39

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Ayla

"Get out of my way Kaleb," I spoke, deciding that carrying the suitcase that he had snatched from me was the least important things at that moment. What mattered was going as far away as possible from him and his lying face.

"Not until you listen to my side of story," he insisted. My chest was constricting, feeling like someone was tearing it in a half as searing pain kept on spreading. The image of the woman in a bikini right on top of Kaleb was stuck in my mind, zooming behind my eyelids with every word Kaleb uttered.

"Side of story?" I asked, swallowing hard, past the growing lump on my throat.

"I saw you Kaleb, your hands around her wai...st," I wiped my tears furiously with the back of my hand, looking for a way out.

"She stumbled and fell on me, I swear I was about to push her when you came in," he explained, trying to stretch his hand to touch me, making me take a step back.

"Is that the excuse you could come with after being caught red-handed?" I shook my hea
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