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Chapter 45: Denial, Denial, and…Rage.

Lauren

I tore myself away, the heat of Alexander’s lips still searing into mine, a phantom touch that refused to fade even as the icy grip of reality clenched my chest.

My breath came in sharp, shallow bursts, but it wasn’t passion that stole my air—it was the weight of the truth I had just unleash...