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off my finger and hurled it at Jame

My hands clenched at my sides as I forced myself to keep speaking. "You were never going to marry me out of love, were you? Y

h echoed thr

, standing up while pulling th

h dropped

really think James loved you? No, sweetheart. He's with you because of what you'll i

sbelief, my heart pou

really think he wanted you? I'm here, and

eeper than any

ames, hoping praying that he would deny

verted his gaze a

breath e

did," he admitted, his voice void of e

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, James!" I screamed. "You don't dese

iling in my veins. My hand

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re worl

nant. With

b clawed its w

ayed me, but they had

wallowing my pain. I refus

laced with venom. Then, without another wo

I grabbed it and flung it across the room. It crashed against the wa

I l

d to

was numb, my body shaking. The pain in my chest was unbea

ravine. I stepped out of the car, g

t. "Why is life so cruel? Why? Was I

. I sank onto a rock, sobbing, hugging my

you d

by the deep, unfami

. A tall figure stood there, his face obscu

pping closer. "You deserve someone who will

d against my cheek,

oesn't deserve these

to me, his presence

e whirlwind of betrayal, yet his voice, his touc

eir lies. Their

, this

ainst mine, soft ye

was the heartbreak. Maybe it was the need

hm

e moan it was, but

g something foreign inside me. My breath hitched as

for each other. His hands gripped my waist, pulling me closer, claiming me in a way no one ever

ing me gasp as heat flooded my body. My fingers tan

, this

nst mine again, soft

ant you to be mine..." he groaned, h

ease don't tal

own y

If I spoke, I might stop hi

" I whispered, m

Lucas Robinson," he murmured

n, the last thing I remembered befo

Robi

given myself