Betrayed By My Bestfriend; Desired By Her Brother
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ore I could stop them. My
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ut his words cut sharper than a kni
tilted.
ast or present. But..." He hesitat
ests of the chair.
tests, we found somethin
wrong w
this maybe tough for you, it's
ell me what
een diagnosed with leukemia." He sai
le
g, so painfully, that it felt
g to process the words. "No. Tha
oice was gentle, like he had given this s
s. Cancer? Me? I was fine yes
o
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sn't ha
ay" My voice was ba
ges, treatment plans, survival rates. I barely heard an
forcing myself to sta
concern. "Do you have
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fore he could s
ight. My steps were light, careful, like I
a tall figure. I didn't n
uldn't b
onfused. "S
eyes sharp yet unreadable. "
ve suit, neatly trimmed beard. A man
ing slightly.
. "Let me ta
id no. I should
I follo
gine. Cool air from the AC brushed against my skin.
I felt the weight of it all. The b
gs that make me happ
His voice cut th
him. "What's
Then, "
etting the
A small, elegant wedding invitation but it was bl
t smirk crossed his lips. "My
ened around the
best friend marr
fucki
harp exhale.
utside. "Thi
kno
gainst the steering w
cour
before a tear slipped down my cheek. I
softened. "Why
thing, to say nothing. But be
, hesitated, then answer
p out of the car, headin
ic fo
the scent of whiskey and
stool, signali
sat be
t of me, but before I could take it,
red a
ge. "Drinking won't fix wh
augh. "I'm not runni
hed. "Celebr
n. "The fact that not
long moment. Then, h
d it in
anot
anot
ed, numbing ever
d, and Dominic caught me bef
runk," he
sh
e on, let's get
ed outside. The cool night ai
t to go home
just led me to his car an
expensive-everything I ex
y heels. The world spun, but it
smile curling my lips. "Y
. "That's
ingertips trailing
a," he
nore
im down, pressing m
ve. Didn't k
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d. "I wa
around his collar,
just a second,
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ving room do
c, I ne
vo
od ran
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in the scene. Me. Domin
lowly-her lips cu
d. "Well, isn't t
eath