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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.

plan on letting you off

a brief second, genuine shock flashed in

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couldn't believe I'd spoken to her like that, that I wasn't

but the murmurs from the crowd only grew louder, suffocating

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

I allowed myself a quiet moment of

of pleasure was

to humiliate me, but in the end, the tables had

dizziness quickly making a comeback, I sat down on the couch for a few moments to

my vision blurred, and before I knew it, I found myself slumped

carriage.

Leo's face as he sat

you... everything has fallen apart. I made a mistake, Liz. Maybe we can work things out." My

stung, but they didn't

ice, and I pushed him away, every ounce of hurt and betrayal burning in my

from me, Leo. I'm

scent-cedar and musk-wrapped around me, making it hard to think

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

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

used to

always given in to his touch, his presence, the

But things had changed.

I had changed.

of the car and reaching for me again, his