A Pawn in His Dirty Game

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was to marry today

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ipped Brenda's arm for support

pered, her voice trembling as if afraid t

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more air as I feel my

s and dig my nails deep into my skin to match

d my chest painful

of the hall and slowly escal

even brought their phon

t t

r out of

boomed from the

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I will chop off your balls

nts, my voice came out stronger. Enou

lking and too

ther's scoff

guard for defying his order but

grew louder as

each footstep but I

ain that shook my core when hi

a gas

be disappointment. "about that lowlife. About not holding ont

press get wind of this?" He continued

res and just like that all my hard work

led bit

aid with a scoff. " For a moment

my eyes and I bl

't ask if I

ce cra

at you care about

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rembled v

t take th

ff with Brenda

, each breath dragg

omething but it w

tion in mind as rain fell in torren

ered softly, turning to Brenda

, wh

I want to

of hurt flashing across her face

hed for me an

ase," I cr

r eyes searching

, her shoulders dropped in

the darkness and I was alone,

the ground, drenched, bruisi

ook as sobs rac

shredded to pieces and col

ing cry tore f

art were the same ones who stepped

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sat in my room, hi

't left my penthouse since that day. The curtains stayed drawn, the lig

tures, flashing cameras at my win

r the hundredth time and wait

changed. His phone

disturb and notifi

om Brenda but none came

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it me like a pu

ialite Valerie Hampt

oto of my tear-stained face,

raw. I threw the phone across the room.

broke as lou

ou

or him. He left me

s off and peeled

get back

mirror. I looked a mess with dark circles under my eye

orcelain doll, y

up and got dressed in a pant suit and whit

glance at myself

t as soon as my driver pulled up at the back entranc

rie,ove

our sister sto

ow about th

CEO, or is your fat

e their words didn

th

stood up at the altar." A lady wit

think it fel

I read the name on t

looks fresh out of college, too

ing, my heels clicki

oze. Conversation was cut

was almost turning green from

that's what I w

over some asshole who

even do th

personal assistant came running

r disheveled state, eyes wi

were coming in," she rushe

id coolly, brushing past her into my office. The

e muttered un

schedule f

ur father canceled everything afte

her to finis

or me,"I snapped. "Reschedule everyt

ith a mumbled,

rompted, eyein

ne's wa

d the news

e my attention snapped to the two

it," one of

clip like, five ti

fists balled at my

to my face," I said, my vo

d, pale as ghosts. O

mpton, we d

ore the end of the day, I want you

Bu

I stut

hey scurried off

rozen beside

. " You were sa

ering quickly, falling in step

en't coming in but he insisted on wa

ws fur

ng the door to my offi

im

to face with the one everyone feared-except me. The very

sis, Zachary

as he stood up. "It's nice to fi