IzzyI shake my head, trying to speak, but the words dissolve into sobs. I press my hands to my face, letting the tears fall, all the humiliation and pain finally spilling out. “Because it’s true,” I choke out, my voice broken. “Men look at me and run, or worse, they stay and make me feel like I’m nothing. I’ve tried everything, and every time… they make me feel like I’m… like I’m dirty.”Zade’s jaw clenches, his gaze dark and intense. “What the hell are you talking about?” he says, his voice tight. “You’re not… God, Izzy, Grayson told me you’d already been with your ex. He told me you’d slept with him. So how—how could you possibly believe you’re still a virgin?”I let out a bitter laugh, unable to meet his eyes, the pain swirling inside me. “Grayson was wrong,” I whisper, the words raw and painful. “I never slept with anyone. I tried, so many times, but it always ended the same way. They’d pull away, or leave, or act like I was broken somehow. No one ever stayed long enough to…” My
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