I Am Not A Woman You Can Discard

ing into the cold wood as if she could somehow keep the memories at bay. But t

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ing in the background of her life lik

ale. Back when she was still Selene Evander, young and re

ought Zayden was the c

hing more than a complication

Dwelling on the past was pointless. Zayden wa

o stay far a

s she reached for a glass. She hadn't eaten all da

asn't

n't hea

just..

it was-her mother, most likely, calling to say 'I told you so' in the most passive-aggressiv

in the mood

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reason. And considering he had just been at

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head toward the door, half expecti

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r," he said again,

found herself moving. Her bare feet padded across the hardwood fl

fully prepared to slam i

w his face, all her w

ing wa

hite shirt was unbuttoned at the collar, his sleeves rolled up as if he had been in a hur

pression that mad

erous in his eyes. Somet

e asked before she

e took a slow step inside, his presence fillin

door," h

ws furrowed.

The.

e. She didn't question him this time. She turned

ring me," s

rubbing the back o

her eyes. "St

ightened.

ugh to send ice

her fists. "W

kened. "He's not do

omach

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losed chapter. A mistake

s looking at her now, t

kn

asn't done

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