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068. Cost of silence...

Author: sammie
last update Huling Na-update: 2024-12-28 22:09:35

LIAM’S POV

As I leaned against the window, staring out into the night as the streetlights painted faint golden stripes across the darkened room, I felt as though I were watching a slow-motion scene in a film—a film I had no power to change.

The image of Ruby walking into her hotel room with Roman replayed in my mind, a tormenting loop that refused to let up. It wasn’t just jealousy clawing at me—it was betrayal.

The door had closed behind them, cutting me off in every sense of the word, and the hollow ache in my chest grew heavier with each passing second.

I had called her earlier, repeatedly, but no response.

Every unanswered ring only deepened the sense of alienation. She’s with him, I thought bitterly, my fingers gripping the windowsill until my knuckles turned white.

The very thought of them together, with Roman of all people, bothered me deeply, eating away at my peace of mind.

Roman, who had always been the infuriating rival in her life circle, was now the very embodiment
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