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Drake seemed to suddenly remember his girlfriend was still there. Like waking from a trance, he dropped his hand from Sienna’s waist and stepped back.

His friends, following his gaze to Thalia, scrambled to smooth things over.

“Let’s keep playing. Sienna, skip the drinks if your stomach’s bad–just do truth or dare instead.”

“Yeah, truth or dare’s perfect!”

Drake composed himself and returned to the sofa,

He expected Thalia to be jealous, to show some sign of hurt.

But she said nothing.

Her indifference unsettled him more than any reaction could have. Something about her felt different tonight.

The silence stretched between them.

Drake was considering an explanation when another round of cheers erupted from the group.

“Sienna lost again! Truth or dare?”

His attention snapped back to Sienna.

“Dare,” she said, throwing Drake a loaded glance over her shoulder.

“Alright, pick from the dare cards.” Someone produced a stack of cards.

Sienna drew one casually. The reader’s eyes went wide, darting between Sienna, Drake, and Thalia.

A girl peeked at the card and gasped.

“What is it?”

“What’d she get?”

“Kiss any guy in the room of your choice,” the reader announced, shooting Drake a nervous glance.

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The temperature in the room seemed to drop ten degrees as Drake’s expression turned glacial,

Sienna, apparently oblivious to the tension, stood up with a playful smile and approached a handsome

man nearby.

mind if I kiss you?”

glanced at Drake’s murderous expression, frozen

didn’t respond, Sienna leaned in,

“Enough!”

the room. He stormed over, grabbed

door.

guests exchanged looks before turning sympathetic eyes to

smiling easily.

away, pretending to be absorbed in

her drink, feeling her

showed strong emotions

was the first time

lose control like this.

was empty, she headed to

women talking

lost it–leaving his girlfriend here to run off with Sienna.”

cares

“Did

Sienna was about to kiss Chase? Terrifying.”

girlfriend, watching her man lose it over another woman.”

just a

up soon, obviously. Everyone can see Drake’s in love with

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emerged from the stall.

calmly washed her hands.

about one thing–she and Drake were headed

him ending things. She was

fell

the

door and frowned at the open suitcase on the floor.

“What’s this?”

from behind the closet door. “Oh, you’re back.

years. Some clothes and shoes could

a trace of herself

a lot ove sort everything. When she left, she

mark on his neck. She looked away,

caring about what–or

the sudden trip home? Still angry about last night? Running

missing my family.

relaxed. “That’s good.”

three years, Thalia had never gone

spent every

couldn’t leave his family to spend holidays with her, and he certainly couldn’t bring

never accept someone without the right

When’s your flight? I’ll have James drive you to the

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