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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.

if I kiss

glanced at Drake’s murderous expression, frozen in

didn’t respond, Sienna leaned in, arms sliding around his

“Enough!”

He stormed over, grabbed Sienna’s hand, and pulled her out

door.

before turning sympathetic eyes to

drink, smiling easily. “Why are you all looking at me?”

quickly looked away, pretending to be absorbed in their drinks

nursed her drink, feeling her heart

her experience, Drake rarely showed strong emotions about anything.

was the first

lose control

was empty, she headed

door, she heard women talking by the

lost it–leaving his girlfriend here to run

he really cares about, doesn’t

“Did

when Sienna was about

lose it

just a

Everyone can see Drake’s in love with

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The voice cut off abruptly as Thalia emerged from the stall. The

calmly washed

were right about one thing–she and

it wouldn’t be him ending things. She was done.

exhausted, Thalia fell asleep quickly after

returned the next afternoon.

the bedroom door and frowned at the

“What’s this?”

the closet door. “Oh, you’re back. I’m heading

years. Some clothes and shoes could be donated, but she needed

a trace of

lot ove sort everything. When she left, she

eyes caught on the fresh mark on his neck. She looked away, unfazed.

was done caring about what–or

Still angry

missing my family.

expression relaxed. “That’s

years, Thalia had

spent every holiday alone.

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

Ashcroft, would never accept

I can’t come with you. When’s your flight?

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