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CHAPTER FIFTY: SACRIFICE

Author: Debbie Star
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-19 22:00:38

I sat on the cold tile floor under the shower, the icy water pouring over me like rain. My arms were wrapped around my knees as I shivered. I had been like this for minutes, paralyzed with dark thoughts, my mind a total mess.

Caesar’s words played over and over in my head.

“Marry me… and I’ll release him.”

That sentence haunted me like a monster lurking in the dark. He had given me forty two hours to give him an answer.

What was I supposed to choose?

Give up my body… my future… to a man I did not love—or lose Vince forever?

Just when I thought things were getting better... Caesar Augusto came into my life like a storm.

Tears mixed with the water ran down my face. I felt like my heart was shrinking inside me.

I was startled by a hard knock at the door, pulling me back to reality.

I turned off the shower and listened for another sound.

“Jessica?” It was Luca’s voice.

My heart sped up. I quickly wrapped my robe around me and opened the door slowly. My breath caught in my throat when I sa
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    I sat on the cold tile floor under the shower, the icy water pouring over me like rain. My arms were wrapped around my knees as I shivered. I had been like this for minutes, paralyzed with dark thoughts, my mind a total mess.Caesar’s words played over and over in my head.“Marry me… and I’ll release him.”That sentence haunted me like a monster lurking in the dark. He had given me forty two hours to give him an answer.What was I supposed to choose?Give up my body… my future… to a man I did not love—or lose Vince forever?Just when I thought things were getting better... Caesar Augusto came into my life like a storm.Tears mixed with the water ran down my face. I felt like my heart was shrinking inside me.I was startled by a hard knock at the door, pulling me back to reality.I turned off the shower and listened for another sound.“Jessica?” It was Luca’s voice.My heart sped up. I quickly wrapped my robe around me and opened the door slowly. My breath caught in my throat when I sa

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