Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Cassius was completely caught off guard by her move, letting out a pained grunt as his face flushed with an unnatural red.

Naturally, this forced him to release his grip on Yolanda's mouth and nose, clutching his own injury instead.

Yolanda quickly rolled off him, seething with anger. "Murderer! Trying to kill me while I'm drunk, Cassius, I can't believe you're such a scumbag!"

Hands on her hips, Yolanda's head throbbed, but her fury was even more intense.

She recalled sitting in the booth at the restaurant, Cassius lording over the table, forcing her to down drink after drink. It made her heart ache with frustration.

But she never expected Cassius to stoop even lower-to try and smother her while she was passed out?

Her whole body ached, as if she had been tossed around or run over by a truck.

Yet she couldn't remember what had happened, her memory stuck at the moment they were drinking in the booth.

Surely Cassius had done something while she was unconscious.

"Cassius, did you hit me while I was out cold?"

Yolanda moved her shoulders and back, the soreness intensifying.

But she noticed something was off with Cassius too. Despite her angry rants, the wretched man was still curled up on the floor?

That wasn't like Cassius at all.

Don't pretend to

"Ugh..."

man shifted, letting out a

her brow even deeper, nervously

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to recall the moment,

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force thanintended-maybe four, five, even

"Cassius, seriously!"

changed to one of alarm. She quickly crouched down to

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pale, and his

with agony,

started to panic.

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had just endured a wave of excruciating

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