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.

didn’t

didn’t believe me.

hollow. He ran a hand through his hair, shaking his head as

admit–you’re a

nearly made

was the one who

spun an entire world of fiction, played a

And yet–he

who was

me… for money?” His voice was hoarse, weighted with something

that wasn’t quite a smile. “Two years. Two

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I said nothing.

there to say?

on the truth

pulled

in a way, he wasn’t entirely wrong.

I loved money.

to work myself into exhaustion, to count every single dollar as if my life depended on it

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

he had been playing his

lover. The boy who

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