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Chapter 55| She’s gone

Author: EliJa
last update Last Updated: 2025-01-16 19:21:18

Eve

“Sign the wedding contract.”

My heart skipped a beat when I heard his words, and I hated myself for it.

I finally looked up, my eyes locking onto the paper in Luke’s hand. The bold letters of the marriage contract stared back at me like a slap to the face. My gaze shifted to him, the man seated before me, cold and emotionless, as if this were nothing more than a routine business transaction. My chest tightened, and I instinctively placed a hand over my heart. It hurt.

Why? Why did it hurt?

It made no sense. He never treated me well. There was nothing between us. So why? Why was the fact that he was treating me like this so painful? This man—this man who took my virginity, who was the first man in years to make me feel even remotely safe was just like the rest of them. He had been playing with me all along.

I thought he was different. Yes, he might have been cold to me. He never gave me the idea that he cared about me, but… at least he didn't stab me in the back. He d
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