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.

truth didn’t matter

didn’t believe

sharp, breathless laugh escaped him, bitter and hollow. He ran a hand through his hair, shaking his head as if trying to piece together something that

admit–you’re a damn

nearly made me

was the one who had lied.

fiction, played

And yet–he

one who

was hoarse, weighted with

had me fooled.” His lips curled into something that wasn’t quite a smile. “Two years. Two years, and you never slipped up. You must’ve been laughing at me this whole time.”

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Chapter 5

I said nothing.

what was there to

on the

he had me figured out. Thought he had pulled back the curtain and exposed the person I really

way, he wasn’t entirely

loved money.

count every single dollar

been saving, clawing my way toward an escape, so I can afford my studies abroad. To finish the education I

it all, these past two years, he had been playing his own role to perfection.

struggling man. The devoted lover. The boy

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