Dying for His Love, Reborn

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d the collar of the brand

th time, Sarah. It

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ach time, he rejected me

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ly called m

ring. Bring it to the

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hands trembling with a m

most important people. Lights sparkled,

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' t see

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a micr

said, his voice smooth and deep. "I have

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on the small, vel

and extend

sn't look

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d a bright, happy smile. She took Liam' s h

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d went

an

my head, drowning o

me. They were filled with pity

who chased Liam Davies for three years,

k. I wanted to r

re, frozen, as Liam slipped a glitter

kissed him. The cr

tered into a

all gasp of pain, because Liam

ch, were cold. There was no w

e stage, hand in hand, and

flip. Maybe this was all a

box out of my purs

cracking. "I... I don' t unders

t inside, its unique design catching the li

ring, and his face t

for everyone around us to hear. "You thought I' d ever

poisonous sound. "Oh, Liam, she' s

' s pathetic," Liam said,

g box from my t

I thought he might a

aughed, a cru

ou love me, Ava?" he asked, h

large balcony at the end of the ballroom.

, my feet movi

e stepped outside. Below the balc

ld the

to accept th

to speak past the

flew through the air in a glittering arc and di

low, vicious dare. "If you can find tha

d. Some of his

y. "The water must be freezing. Don

on the spot where th

d me just yesterday about exerting myself, about c

d hear was Lia

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dsome face. I was despera

ght, I climbed onto

p!" someo

ate. I closed my

from my lungs and pierced my skin. The current wa

moments ago, was now a hea

yes in the murky darkness,

burning. My he

ss out, my fingers brushed against so

ri

closing around it li

ce, gasping for air, my body shak

mb and heavy. I dragged myself out o

still there, looking down at me, a da

opening my fist t

t. I pr

dripping water, my teeth chattering. I mad

pathetic, soaking mess

hoked out. "

palm. Then he looked at me.

r a moment, I thought

hing against the thin fabric of my wet dress. H

ted with a look

o deep it physically hurt me. "Every time I see it, it

kward, a fresh wave of pain hitti

he said, his voice final. "Get out of m

on me and put his

her, his voice suddenly gentle. "L

ding alone, dripping and broken,

from my numb fingers and cla

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