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

didn’t

hair, shaking his head as if trying to piece together something that no longer

to admit–you’re a damn

made me

one who had

entire world of fiction, played a

And yet–he

who was angry?

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

lips curled into something that wasn’t quite a smile. “Two years. Two

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I said nothing.

what was there to

decided on the

pulled

a way, he wasn’t entirely wrong.

loved money.

to count every single dollar as if my

I can afford

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

man. The devoted lover. The

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