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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

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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.

I don't plan on letting you off the hook,

steps faltered, and for a brief second,

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I'd spoken to her like that, that I wasn't afraid of her

opened her mouth to retort, but the murmurs

one last time before hurrying after her father, tail tucked between her

allowed myself

of pleasure was

to humiliate me, but in the end, the tables

through my veins and the dizziness quickly making a comeback, I sat down on the couch for a few moments to rest, my consciousness coming more

blurred, and before I knew

carriage.

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

his voice low and raw. "Without you... everything has fallen apart. I made a mistake, Liz.

but

away, every ounce of hurt and betrayal

Leo. I'm not

and musk-wrapped around me,

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smell that once comforted me, a reminder of all the moments we shared, and now it

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remembered him, still craved him, but my mind was sharp, resisting the pull with every ounce of

stumbled out of the car, legs unsteady, my mind swimming from both alcohol and the storm of emotions rushing through me.

wasn't used to

the past, I had always given in to his touch, his presence, the unspoken bond

But things had changed.

I had changed.

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