Deafened By His Hateful Words

help my boyfriend, Emiliano Reed, become a rock star. I was h

t in time to catch him with a college student, and

ed her at the police station. Emiliano rushed in, not to defend me, but to protect her. He shoved me so har

at I wouldn't just forgive him. "I gave you

, the man who had just destroyed me all over again.

ar and steady. "The question is, are

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, but with a pop-up ad for a B-list

nue penthouse eight years ago. "Adell, this musician, Emiliano Reed, he's a dreamer. Dreamers break hearts, and they cert

ody that promised a life far richer than any inheritance. I' d packed a single suitcase then, leaving behind the gilded ca

d screamed, but I saw the equipment falling, heavy and hot. I pushed him clear, felt the searing pain as a speaker fell, crushing my left ear. The world went silent on that side, a dull, cottony void that became my permane