Burn the Marriage, Keep the Crown

Chapter 201

Chapter 202

Every time she and Aaron had a falling out, Serena would secretly vow never to speak to him again.

But as soon as Aaron so much as acknowledged her hardly even an olive branch, just a curt "Hey"-she'd be right back at his side, chattering away as if nothing had happened.

Back then, she didn't even understand what heartbreak was.

All she knew was how to give, to pour out her warmth and affection without holding back.

It was as if, by doing so, she could warm a stone or melt the snow.

But reality always found new ways to slap her awake.

Maybe she'd been wrong from the start.

Love shouldn't be about reaching outward, about seeking validation.

It should start within.

Only by loving herself could she be truly safe from hurt.

With that realization, the tight ache in her chest finally eased.

"We're here."

voice broke the

blinked, snapping back to the present. The confusion in her eyes faded,

car. He looked up at the dingy

staying in a place like

Serena nodded. "Yeah."

the lobby, a staff member came hurtling out of the

the man by

208!" The man collapsed to the floor, legs trembling

sprinted for the stairwell and bolted up to the

door stood

thick, metallic tang of

bodies were

Serena saw was Dr. Owens and the nurse, slumped by the window. They must have tried to escape,

bodies-five men in suits, one in a white T-shirt and floral shorts- were

she'd personally hired to protect Dr. Owens and the

man in the T-shirt and

slowly turned, fixing Aaron with a

brow furrowed in

made

on him, and his expression

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