Marry My Ex's Sworn Enemy

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JOSH

The call came just as I was leaving practice.

"Mr. Saunders?"

"Yeah, this is him." I balanced my duffel on my shoulder, pushing open the car door.

"This is Officer Ruiz with the Austin PD. We have a woman in custody, Vivien, who listed you as her emergency contact."

I stopped mid-motion, gripping the door frame. "What?"

"She was picked up outside a coffee shop after causing a scene. Barista called it in-said she was aggressively confronting a blonde woman, screaming at her." The officer

hesitated. "She's requesting that you come down to the station.'

I clenched my jaw so tight I thought my teeth might crack.

"What does she want from me?"

"She's insisting that you validate her story. That she's not crazy."

I scrubbed a hand down my face. "Jesus Christ."

The drive to the station was a blur of anger and disbelief. I knew Vivien was struggling, but this? It was unhinged. I had a bad feeling in my gut, one that only grew worse when they led me down a hallway toward the holding cells. 0.00%

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"She's in here," the officer said, stopping in front of the cell.

Vivien was pacing. Back and forth, her arms folded tightly over her stomach. Her usually perfect raven hair was a mess, her makeup smudged like she had been crying for hours.

When I stepped inside, she froze. Her red-rimmed eyes snapped to mine, her face crumpling into desperate relief.

"Josh!" She lunged forward, stopping just short of the bars. "Tell them. Tell them I'm not crazy. That we love each other! That we're supposed to be a family!" Her voice cracked, her hands gripping the cold metal. I exhaled sharply, fighting the heat rising in my chest. "Vivien, what the hell is this?"

Her fingers curled tighter, her whole body shaking. "I worked so hard for us. Don't you see that?" Her voice grew frantic. "You just have to tell them, Josh! Tell them it's not made up! That I didn't make this up!" A thick silence stretched between us.

"What do you mean, you worked hard?" My voice was low, sharp.

Vivien started pacing again, her breaths erratic.

The officer beside me shifted uncomfortably, just as confused

as I was.

Then Vivien stopped.

She lifted her head, her dark eyes glistening with something unhinged.

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"Don't you recognize me?" she whispered.

A chill slid down my spine.

"What?"

"I was there." A breathy laugh escaped her lips. "I was the nurse."

world tilted

No.

No, that wasn't possible.

there," she continued, her voice eerily calm now. "Of course, you didn't see me, but I was always in

"Vivien... what the fuck are

took a step closer to the bars, a twisted smile on her

gave her a little sedation at the beginning. Just to make sure she didn't wake up. But that was only once to twice...I think." She nodded frantically. "Only that one dose almost stopped her breathing, so I didn't do it again," Her voice softened, almost dreamy. "But after that...

blood turned

my sides, rage boiling

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voice like gravel.

lips parted, her face slack with

moving to Texas. Sol

her way into my

kept Laura in a

myself to stay

like this was some kind of victory. "She

with barely contained fury. "Vivien-look at

She did.

let her see every ounce of rage burning in my

hurt my wife," I said, my voice deadly quiet, "hear me

Vivien's smile faltered.

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not love you," I said, stepping even closer. "I will never love you. You were nothing but a distraction-a lie

my voice razor-sharp. "And nothing you do -nothing you say-will

Then I turned.

And I walked away.

behind me,

"Josh!"

I didn't stop.

"Josh, please!"

I kept walking.

"We belong together!"

through the doors, my heart pounding so hard it felt like it might break

needed to get

to

My Boyfriends Getting

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Sullivan, I agree to

a bottle

down.

other end. Then, she heard a gravelly voice laced with undisguised irritation. Clearly, he was roused

"Do

to you have any

what time

at her phone. It was

I'll call you

"Okay."

"Huh?"

I'll be back in

Sonya felt

get

described the guy as the grandson of Mrs. Alice Sullivan, their neighbor. Apparently, he was a straight-A student, graduated from a top university in Chicago, landed a high-paying job with great benefits,

dating, and even less for a relationship. If she agreed, he wanted to skip

refuse. He just said

truth was, she hadn't thought about it for the past two weeks. Yet, tonight, she said

the trending news. It was still

actress, Seraphina West, was rumored to be pregnant, and the father was a married, Oscar-winning actor. Shortly after Seraphina was branded a "home-wrecker," the heir to the Jennings family, Julian Jennings, stepped forward, proclaiming himself

video of him proposing to Seraphina at her recent birthday party. He went down on one knee, asking her

and the public alike

Impending Wedding to Julian Jennings. Sonya

eight years they'd spent together? She'd been a fool,

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marry Henry Sullivan because he'd once said, 'I want a life with my wife like most ordinary couples-mutual support, respect,

was exactly the life she wanted, a life Julian wouldn't give her. After collecting herself, she packed her stuff. The mansion was Julian's; she needed to leave. She had an early

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