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Chapter 153

Chapter 153: Stay Here

The morning sunlight filtered softly through Rayna’s curtains, casting golden stripes across her bedroom floor. But the peaceful quiet didn’t last.

The sharp chime of her phone yanked her from the fragile edge of sleep. Groaning softly, she reached for the device on her nightstand, squinting at the screen as the notifications poured in one after another.

Her brows furrowed. Multiple news alerts. She wanted to go back to sleep but her curiosity wouldn’t let her. So she decided to just check and see what it was before returning to sleep.

She picked up her phone again and her heart gave a strange lurch as she unlocked the phone wondering what could be trending with so much intensity.

Curious, she sat up straighter, her heart thudding a little harder as she clicked on one of the links on the news alert after seeing the headlines.

And there it was.

Ivy’s tear-streaked face filled the screen, her voice soft and shaking as she addressed the camera.

Rayna’s breath caught as she turned up the volume.

The video showed Ivy’s hands trembling, her eyes glossy with crocodile tears. "I know people will judge me. But I had to speak. I had to let the world see who Stefan really is. Who my sister really is."

Rayna’s stomach churned. She could barely breathe as the video ended, her fingers trembling as she lowered the phone to her lap.

The comments under the video were worse.

How could Ruby do that to her own sister?

Poor Ivy. She looks so heartbroken.

Stefan and Ruby deserve each other—two snakes.

Shame on them.

Rayna’s heart twisted painfully.

shaking her

her breathing shallow. She felt sick. She felt furious. She

She knew what that woman was capable of. She also knew Ruby—better than anyone. The truth was so

yet... the

her chest tighten painfully, her vision blurring with unshed

was Ruby? Had she seen this yet? How was she

up from bed and paced the room, her heart thudding wildly. The house, quiet as always, suddenly felt suffocating. The familiar walls, the photographs, the furniture—it all

of her parents on her dresser—the only family she had

their old house. She’d stood on the porch, touching the worn wooden door, breathing in the scent of the wildflowers her mother used to plant by the windows. She’d felt the warmth of a hundred childhood memories: birthday parties, holidays, family

hadn’t told Ruby

felt something deep inside her shift. The truth was—Florittle wasn’t home anymore. Not really.

Ruby... Ruby was the only family she had left

her dresser, her heart heavy. She couldn’t sit here and do nothing while her best friend faced the weight

Another news alert. Another wave of ugly comments. Another lie printed in bold

That was it.

like the last

She was going.

was moving

vibration of her phone startled Rayna from

the edge of her bed for what felt like hours now, her fingers gripping her knees, her mind spinning in a thousand directions.

jumped as she glanced at the screen. It was Ethan calling. To court her or to tell her about

seeing his name made the heaviness

Without hesitation, she answered.

voice hoarse from sleep

the line—deep, gentle, and familiar. "I was hoping you’d

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