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104 How Did She Do It?

(Ashlyn)

The words are a cold slap, a reminder of the precariousness of my position. "He loves me," I insist, my voice shaking slightly, betraying the fear that Judy's presence instills in me.

"I'm sure," she replies, her sarcasm cutting deep.

"He does!" My voice cracks, the pressure mounting, the walls closing in.

"He's said a lot of things lately, but loving you isn't one of them," she counters, her voice a calm contrast to my increasing desperation.

The balance of power has shifted, and I feel it with every fiber of my being. Judy, with her strategic silences and her measured threats, has reshaped the battlefield. She's just shown me how easily she can pull the strings.

I eye Judy carefully, my gaze sharpening as I attempt to assert control over the conversation. "Jayden and I will stay together," I state firmly, trying to convince both Judy and myself of my words.

"He can't bear to let you touch him. He knows the truth about what you did," Judy retorts with a steely.

unnerves me. Her words

How does she know that? Has he confided in her, or is she just bluffing to

recover. I don't believe him, but it doesn't matter. As long

feels sorry for you," Judy continues, her eyes drilling into mine, each word a calculated thrust aimed to undermine

heat of anger in my cheeks. "I know Gus does," she adds, twisting the

further.

my position, I snap back, "You don't know anything.

I've won."

loves Winona. Even after everything. You've won nothing." Judy counters sharply. her voice rising slightly in volume, reverberating in

to contain the mounting frustration and fury. "He does not. He loves me. He's always loved me. I just need her out of the way long enough for him to realize that," I growl, my voice low and fierce, the words spilling out with intensity. Judy rises

around us is charged with her menacing energy. "I know you set up Winona. I don't need proof. That's your style. She's telling the truth. Winona would never put

room seems to close in on me as she circles me. The hate in her eyes is real, and

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betraying my faltering

you really?" Judy's voice is a whisper now, lethal and quiet, carrying more threat

so," I assert, clinging to the

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