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"I'm sorry, Aria," he said, his voice professional yet blunt.

"Monologue refused the offer. She told us not to contact her again, and she made it clear

that she won't perform for a cheater-especially not at a wedding."

ria's face drained of color, her lips parting in disbelief.

"What?!" she shrieked, her voice cutting through the room.

I pressed my lips together, trying-and failing-to suppress the laughter bubbling up inside

1. me.

Her outburst drew every eye in the room, whispers spreading through the crowd like

wildfire.

They were all witnessing her humiliation, and there was no escaping it.

A middle-aged man, Aria's father, strode over, his face a mask of disappointment.

"Aria," he said sternly, his voice low but authoritative. "I raised you to behave like a lady. Who gave you permission to lose your temper like this in public?"

Her hands clenched Into fists at her sides, her voice tight with anger and shame.

"I'm sorry, Father," she muttered, her eyes shooting daggers at me before she stormed off

after him.

But not before she hurled one final threat over her shoulder.

"I won't forget the humiliation you caused me today. I'll make sure you pay for this."

I raised an eyebrow, letting my voice slip into a cool, mocking tone.

letting you

and for a brief second,

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like that, that I wasn't afraid

the murmurs from

hurrying after her father, tail tucked between

disappeared, I allowed myself a quiet

of pleasure

had wanted to humiliate me, but in the

coursing through my veins and the dizziness quickly making a comeback, I sat down on the couch for a few moments

and before I knew it, I found

carriage.

of the dim lights illuminated Leo's face as he sat across from me, his gaze intense,

few days," he murmured, his voice low and raw. "Without you... everything has fallen apart. I made a mistake, Liz. Maybe we can work things out."

words stung, but

I pushed him away,

from me, Leo. I'm not

musk-wrapped around me,

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was a smell that once comforted me, a reminder of all the

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body still remembered him, still craved him, but my mind was sharp,

both alcohol and the storm of emotions

to hearing "no" from

given in to his touch, his presence, the unspoken bond that had once tied us together so

But things had changed.

I had changed.

gettingg out of the car and reaching for me again, his