My Ex Betrayed Me, So I Seduced His Alpha Uncle
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oo delicate to break anything other than her own heart. He never imagin
his voice low with stunned i
ry. "How long?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper, and th
uth to speak, but
ou were sick, depressed, stressed about work. But all this time, you've been h
win
ery word. "Even if you were tired of the relationship, you could have just ende
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about her
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enough to make her gasp. He shoved her backwards until her spine met the cold hotel wall w
above them, casting a dim
and furious, his eyes wild wit
ers. "That woman is ten times better than you in every way. Smarter. Stronge
belief. With a fresh wave of hurt. Her hands instinct
rting me,"
His gaze was locked on hers, filled w
ther die than hurt her now looked a
arted with a choked gasp as she clawed at his wrist, nails slipping uselessly across his skin. Her chest hitched. Her feet shifted, searching
ng as if to drive the knife of his words dee
octave, calm now, c
really lo
rned for air, those words slammed int
thought I could love you. That if I tried hard enough, you might become someone worth it." His finger mo
Not just from the lack of oxygen, but from the raw,
ever accepted you. Do you understand that? You're n
out. Her windpipe was a locked gate, her
toward the door, his voice full of reverence n
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an
rt stumbled. He
the pressure of his hand, but from
an
oing to
hat justified anything. "If only you'd stayed away. If onl
room swam before her, a cacophony of marble tiles, fli
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r creak
the corridor, soft and swe
d, her golden eyes gleaming under the ha
entle observation, as if Evan were sim
ream. His grip loosened immediately, and Cassandra crumpled to the g
in where his fingers had been. Her sobs were raw now, her voice hoarse and tor
ried to
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lized what he was doing he st
overed in the duvet, his eyes empty of regret. The woman at the door his fiancée
ssandr
umbled down the hallway. She ran. Through the corridor, into the elevator, and out of the lobby. The rain pour
st turned and went back inside, bac