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~Alaya
"Your idea is stupid," Sinful says flatly.
"Well, I never said it was going to be good. But it is my plan, and I know you will do it," I comment, folding my leg over my knee.
My strategy in this situation is to challenge him back. Sinful has me manipulated time and time again, so now, I know what to look for. He has a very easy way of smoothly gaining your acceptance, your trust. Now that I've had all that trust shattered, I know how to best avoid it.
The easiest way being to stick to my original plan, and not let him convince me out of it.
"I'll do it, don't worry about that," he continues, raising a dark eyebrow at me. His gaze is more daunting today with the lavender eyes. "I'm just curious why you're sacrificing your life for someone you hardly know."
I knew Sinful didn't actually believe Aspen was m
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