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.

didn’t believe me.

ran a hand through his hair, shaking his head as if trying to piece together

admit–you’re a damn

irony nearly made me

one who had

played a part so flawlessly that

And yet–he

one who was

was hoarse, weighted with something thick and

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

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I said nothing.

there to say?

the truth he

thought he had me figured out. Thought he had pulled back the curtain

he

loved

enough to work myself into exhaustion, to count every single dollar as if my

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

he

lover. The

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