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Chapter 115: All Men Were The Same

"I let you talk, Stefan," she said, her voice rising slightly. "I let you talk and accuse and humiliate me in front of your mother and everyone else. I stood there while you looked at me like I was the worst kind of liar. Like I was some stranger even when I know you felt the familiarity between us. You believed every

She shook her head. "No, Stefan. You didn’t make a mistake. You made a choice. You chose not to listen. It was your choice! Your choice, Stefan so live with it."

Ruby turned and started walking toward the car parked nearby. Rayna moved with her, but Stefan reached out, trying to stop her.

"Ruby, wait—"

Before his hand could touch Ruby’s, Rayna stepped in between them, her brown eyes fierce.

"Don’t you dare," Rayna said sharply, holding up a hand. "Don’t touch her."

Stefan froze. He could understand their pain, the reason they were being this way. But the truth was he was also a victim. Just like Ruby. He was a victim. He thought, looking at Rayna who was looking at him.

"She told you to leave. Do you have any idea what she’s been through this past week? Do you know what it’s like to cry yourself to sleep every night because the one person you trusted most treated you like dirt?"

"Rayna—" Ruby whispered, her throat tightening.

"No, Ruby," Rayna said firmly, glaring at Stefan. "He doesn’t get to show up here and pretend to care now. He had his chance, and he threw it away."

Stefan’s jaw tensed. He looked like he wanted to argue, but Rayna wasn’t finished.

"You need to leave. Right now. Before I call the police and get a restraining order."

see him. She thought she’d started to move on, that she didn’t care about him again. But

you even find us?

her head slightly, her brows drawing

definitely couldn’t have figured it out. Sure, he might have figured out she was in Florittle but here? This place? How the hell did he

of what Ruby was thinking about gazed to the road. And

parked a few feet away. And inside, behind the wheel, sat Ethan. f.re(e)

How was he there and not making an attempt to get down? Was he with Stefan?

eyes met his, as if ashamed.

was Stefan’s best friend was her own Ethan. He was in Zeden the same time as her. She’d left that day because of the lawsuit but he’d in Zeden

bringing her to her house, claiming he cared but in reality, he’d

it out? At the date or before the date? Was that why he’d even asked her to go on that date?

eyes filled with tears—not just from betrayal, but exhaustion. She was so tired of being hurt by the people

to Stefan, her voice barely above a whisper.

she had followed Rayna’s eyes to see Ethan in the car. She’d seen the hurt on Rayna’s face and had connected the dots

Stefan didn’t deny it.

voice trembling.

found out, I didn’t know what

weren’t desperate when I was begging you to believe

said, his voice

blinking back the tears. "Sorry

car

took another step forward. "Please, Ruby.