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r happiness immeasurable as she coo

she th

since she married the man of her dreams. The man

school. Tessa had always struggled with mathematics, and after failin

her study, and somewhere in between solving equations a

asked her out, and of course, she had said

heir first year of marital bliss. She

y single meal Tamlin loved, she made it. The kitchen was filled with rich, mouthwatering aromas,

oming a chef," she chuckled,

it up in the most romantic way possible-candl

ed her phone out of her apro

. no a

. still

me... vo

he feeling. He was probably busy, maybe caug

text him-he always re

wait for tonight! I made all you

small smile play

her phone away, her eyes ca

She ripped off her apron an

ow dressed in one of Tamlin's favorites. A black stra

eath, anticipation warming her skin. A b

this dress... I want to

ed in her head, bringing

ight layer of pink lip gloss. Running her fingers through her hair, she t

d her phone as she check

d herself. She took a se

urned int

s into

sat heavy in her hand, untouched by any notification. She had checke

ed Dominic. He picked

ic groaned sleepily. "Aren't you supposed to

f. "Nothing happened, I just wanted t

uy it?" His voice carri

noth

fore asking, "Is

re. Have you tri

name lit up her screen. Relief fl

't make it tonight. Bos

through the othersid

't you talk to him? You've been working nonstop, h

w how busy we get when we're developing a

, Tamlin! It's not something th

t's the big deal about missing on

itched. His

amlin! It only happens once! W

en, in a colder tone, he mutter

all c

o pushy? Maybe she should have been more understandin

t ended

started, but th

femini

it,

art st

ice...

d in her ear, signaling

things. It couldn't

ool. Tessa had always supported her, even when Yasmin had no real interest in school. She just wanted t

stant, even when there were far more qualified candidates. Yas

is was how Yas

her throat as a fresh wave of

ml

coul

ery single thing. Was it money? Clothes?

to be a mis

oke, a prank... maybe he w

ed laugh tore

o funny," s

with trembling fingers an

ars, her hands gripping the wheel too tight. She almost ran a red l

n Yasmin's driveway,

ar was par

art st

h. "It's not what you're thinking, Tessa,

oached the door, her hands tremblin

r creak

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n's c

sh

ph

ingers, turning on the screen.

h twisted

e against the wall. It shattered on imp

ng feeling sett

eart pounding against her ribs. The clos

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ilted benea

dn't h

he shoved the door open-

re her made he

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sm

led togethe

r a moment, she couldn't speak, couldn't move. Her entire b

from her lips befor

e actual

om wen

smin's eyes snap

fists at her sides, her na

ank. It wasn't a

as r

ng here?" Yasmin's voice

ily. Her hands trembled at her s

cking from emotion. "All those late-night meetings

world revolved around you? You grew up rich, had everything you want

burning gaze was fixed on Tamlin.

ssion indifferent. "I don't t

breath

rse. "I never did. It's always been Yasmin, ever since high

r laugh tore f

as a

mn f

asy glances, watching her close

bbed a wine bottle from the nearby t

icing into her skin,

th fury, her heart po

he charged at Tamlin,

mi

ss plunged into hi

spilling onto her hands, staining

, her voice a c

fucking lov

e pushed the