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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.

I

Drake’s murderous

respond, Sienna leaned in,

“Enough!”

the room. He stormed over, grabbed Sienna’s hand, and pulled

door.

before turning sympathetic eyes

sip of her drink, smiling easily. “Why are you all

pretending to be absorbed in their

drink, feeling her heart grow colder.

rarely showed strong emotions about

first time

him lose control like

was empty, she headed to the restroom.

heard women talking

it–leaving his girlfriend here to

cares

“Did

when Sienna was about to kiss

girlfriend, watching her man lose

just a replacement anyway.”

Everyone can see Drake’s in love with

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abruptly as Thalia emerged from the stall.

calmly washed

about one thing–she and Drake were headed for a

it wouldn’t be him ending things. She was

exhausted, Thalia fell asleep

the

and frowned at the open suitcase on

“What’s this?”

the closet door. “Oh,

Some clothes and shoes could be donated,

of

sort everything. When she left, she wouldn

on his neck. She

was done caring about what–or

angry

missing my family. Want to

relaxed.

Thalia had never

every holiday

family to spend holidays with her, and he certainly couldn’t bring her home for

would never accept someone without the right

with you. When’s your flight? I’ll have James

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