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ow the surface. My mind raced with thoughts, a chaotic mess of emotions that I couldn't quite untangle. The tears had long stopped flowing, leaving only a raw, aching

ve

y life without consequences. They thought they had won, that they could walk away and leave me broken, but they w

paced across the room. The walls felt like they were clo

ed I would spend the rest of my life with. But what hurt the most wasn't that she had taken him. It was that

n't be a fo

usy lives-it all felt so distant to me now. My world had stopped moving the moment Delilah had confessed her betrayal.

ot fo

hannels on the TV, scrolling mindlessly through social media. But the truth was, I hadn't been able t

e control of this situation. No mor

s old college friends. They'd been inseparable back then, before Delilah had moved in with us. Sophie had always been

e the key to unraveling Deli

information. M

coffee mug. I didn't know what Sophie could tell me, but I needed to know everything. Ev

to let her get

a place tucked away from the bustling city street

room as if she were waiting for someone. She looked up when I approached, her expression n

o greet me. "I wasn't sure you'd w

seat across from her. "I wasn't sur

nd of Delilah, even back when I had introduced them. I remembered how she'd always looked at

e seemed," Sophie said, stirring her coffee absentm

me everything you know about her.

, but I've heard things. She's always been manipulative, but she's good at hiding it. People don't see the side of her that I've seen. She has a way of ma

hat had felt off about Delilah suddenly made sense. The way she had wormed her way into Lucas's life, the way she had

e's after, but I know she's been using you, using Lucas. She has a way of ge

ating everyone around her, then she wouldn't stop until she had everything she wanted. And righ

n, my voice quiet but firm. "Every secre

tell you everything, Vanessa. But I'll tell you this: Delilah's not who she seems. And if you're

at. "Tell me," I dema

e from her past, someone she's been hiding. A man. He's dangerous, Vaness

whirled with questions. A dangerous man? What did that e

after her, be careful. She's not like the people you're used to. She's playing

new what I had to do. I wasn't just going to let Delilah

ies. I didn't know exactly how I was going to do it yet, but I was