Chapter 5

The air was thick with the heat of summer, heavy and stifling. But I–standing there, listening to her words–felt nothing but cold seeping into my bones.

Nina’s voice was smooth, deliberate. Every syllable she spoke was like the careful edge of a knife, meant to cut clean and deep.

he was only wit

“She knew all along, Pax. She knew exactly who you were. She was only with you for the money.”

For a moment, Pax just stood there.

Motionless.

As if the accusation had stolen the breath from his lungs.

His brows drew together, eyes searching mine, desperate for something–denial, maybe. Reassurance.

“You knew?” His voice was quiet, cautious, like he wasn’t sure he wanted to hear my answer.

I met his gaze for a fleeting second before lowering my eyes.

Yes.

I knew.

I had found out just yesterday.

the truth didn’t matter anymore.

Pax didn’t

breathless laugh escaped him, bitter and hollow. He ran a hand through his hair,

to admit–you’re a damn

nearly made

one who had

played a part so flawlessly that

And yet–he

who was angry?

were with me… for money?” His voice was hoarse, weighted with something thick and unreadable.

had me fooled.” His lips curled into something that wasn’t quite a smile. “Two years. Two years, and you never slipped

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Years of Love, Seven!

Chapter 5

I said nothing.

what was there to say?

on the truth he wanted to

Thought he had pulled back the curtain

in a way, he wasn’t

I loved

every single dollar as if my life depended on it

way toward an escape, so I can afford my studies abroad. To finish the education I had been forced to

two years, he had been playing his own role to

The devoted lover. The boy who had nothing.

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