Chapter 1

Chapter 1

“What are you watching?”

Pax slipped his arms around me from behind, his breath warm against my skin. A featherlight kiss landed on my earlobe, sending a shiver down my spine.

His gaze shifted to my phone screen.

For a long moment, he said nothing. Then, with a low chuckle, he reached up and covered my eyes. “Don’t watch that… it’s embarrassing.”

The video kept playing.

On the screen, Pax was in a ballet dress, balancing on tiptoes, spinning in wobbly circles. His movements were clumsy, awkward. But his expression–so focused, so serious–made my chest tighten.

My throat felt dry.

“Was it worth it?” I asked softly.

He had gone this far–putting on a dress, performing ballet, throwing away his pride–all to earn enough to buy me a measly $10 apple cake.

Was it really worth it?

“Of course it was.”

He answered without hesitation, his voice lazy, as if it was the easiest thing in the world.

“This is nothing.”

“When I make real money one day, I’ll buy you designer bags. The kind that cost a hundred grand.”

paused after saying that, as if something had just occurred

on my face, there was still only a soft smile.

“Alright,” I said.

apartment in the heart

once the bed was in, there was

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A hundred grand.

another world, impossibly

today–I had heard it twice.

didn’t know that I had been there that night, watching his

suit, my face hidden beneath a tangled mess of cheap synthetic white hair. The glue used to stick it on must have been low–quality–I felt an itch creeping across my skin, and soon,

took one look at me and told me to head

passed by a room with its door left

I heard his

in a place that shitty,” Pax said casually. His tone was light, unfamiliar–nothing like the man

you don’t close the window,

chimed in, voice

went all out, huh? Dressing up like that was

she’ll probably be completely

had her birthday, you bought her a $100,000 designer bag without even blinking.”

Laughter erupted again.

“$100,000.”

my head, over and over.

snorted. “So, Pax, how long are you planning to keep up this

you’ve been fooling around with some random

as hell. You better

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