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Redemption's Kiss

Author: Jenne Lopes
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-05 03:23:21
Axel.

"Mudak! What the fuck was I doing?"

I shook my head, anger at myself heating my cheeks. Guilt gnawed at me, hot and relentless.

"Shit, Axel!"

She was a goddamn wreck because of me. All because I couldn't control my fucking temper. Sitting there on the floor, trembling, crying her eyes out. It was all on me.

A part of me wanted to rage, to shout and break something. I had arrived here in a mood. Viktor's betrayal was gnawing at my gut, a bitter reminder of my own failure.

How the fuck did I not see it? Was I too blind? Too trusting?

Trust. The word tasted like bile in my mouth. Could I ever trust anyone again after what Viktor did?

Fuck, could Aria ever trust me after what I had just done? The questions hammered at me, relentless and cruel.

But damn her, she was still breathtaking. Teary, flushed, all soft and shaken. Taking a deep breath, I sank to my knees in front of her.

Axel Yakov on his knees. Who would've thought?

But right then, none of the usual macho bullshit mattered.

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