When she attempted to call him again, all that greeted her was a robotic voice. Idania slumped against the couch, staring up at the ceiling with a bitter, sarcastic smile.

Tobias didn’t care about her at all, even after she’d told him that she was alone and in pain.

He didn’t care if she died or lived.

Several hours later, Skylar carefully crawled out of bed while Tobias was still asleep, aware that he was a light sleeper and an insomniac.

Heading for the bathroom, she picked up his toothbrush before setting it back down, remembering his OCD.

Her complicated family background had shaped her into a sensitive people-pleaser who hated making other people upset.

“Remember your roots,” her grandma always reminded her. “You don’t have the luxury to be reckless or stubborn. You should be grateful to have clothes on your back and a roof over your head.”

as she stared at

who had picked out this necklace, but she guessed that

nothing in the bathroom that belonged to her. So, she picked

went back to the bedroom, Tobias was already awake. Even in this

up at the clock. Why is she packing her stuff

for me. I’ll send you,” he said before he yawned, pushing himself out of

able to fall asleep. After long periods of insomnia, he’d grown to prefer sleeping for as long

paparazzi took last time are still fresh in the public’s minds, and I don’t want

you worried about causing trouble for

her hair into a neat ponytail. “We share

and he knew he’d be in a horrible mood all day if he left

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