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 matter anymore.

Pax didn’t

a hand through his hair, shaking his head

to admit–you’re a

nearly made

was the one who had lied.

who had spun an entire world of fiction, played a part

And yet–he

one who was

His voice was hoarse, weighted with something

a smile. “Two years. Two years,

23:05

Years of

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I said nothing.

there to

decided on the truth he wanted to believe.

figured out. Thought he had pulled back the curtain and exposed the

way, he wasn’t entirely wrong.

loved

count every single dollar

so I can afford my studies abroad. To finish the education I

through it all, these past two years, he had been playing his own

man. The devoted lover. The boy who had

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