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asked, all

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up passing the night t

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even flinch.

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voice shaking. "Ta

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an's place?" Jaxon

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please

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was crying until I tas

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fast, Sienna wa

was syru

eady heading f

she called, run

her stepped out in a silk robe, her expressi

lenched. His hand gripped the

n. "Aria cheated on him. With Daniel.

air a mess. "No one asked you," she snapped

in behind Cassandra, dropping her designer bag by the foyer like she o

ace thunderous. "Sh

th opened, but

hear a goddamn

rried. "Jax, wait. You

hat anymore," h

nsisted. "You know her. You kn

d, almost to himself. He turned a

"I can explain everythi

" he snapped, not

tep, blinking like

e muttered behind her. "That he'd ki

coolly, brushing imaginary dust off

scoffed. "Yo

ed in, voice cold and clippe

one in this house who ever cared about this family. Unlike you-" she looked straight at Leona "-who can't go a day without insulting

r voice at me,"

you're not the reason h

, a door

ll wen

p the staircase

er him. See if it works. But you'll ne

r jaw clenched. But th

you right now." Cassan

her shoulders, and climbed the stairs slowly

ock. She knew

y door was s

s knees, shattered phone on the floor. His breaths were

de, soft but del

r. His voice was gra

her and knelt in front of him. "You don't h

ere red. "She lied to me, Si

is thigh. "And you don't deserve that. You've do

t hurt. "This isn't right, you are

you with her high school crush?" She as

hest heaved once-deep, broken-and th

breath. "You don't have to be hurt like

n hers, torn and distant. And then s

sn't

as p

lothes fell. Breathing turned ragged. He grabbed her

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