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Shattered

Author: Rejoice Ezeh
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-02 22:02:41
Emma's POV

"I'm trying to help you! Why can't you see that?" But he didn't let go. His fingers dug deeper into my arm. "Jake Sullivan doesn't want you, Emma. He said it himself. He can't forgive you. He thinks you're a liar and a cheat. But I'm still here. I'm the one who's standing by you."

"Because you won't let me go!"

"Because I love you!" The words exploded out of him. "I've loved you since high school. Since before Jake Sullivan ever existed. And I'm not going to let him take you away from me again."

My blood ran cold. "Again? Liam, we were never together. We were just friends."

"We should have been together. We were supposed to be together. But then you went off to college and forgot about me. And then you met him." Liam spat the last word like it was poison. "Jake Sullivan. Mr. Perfect. Mr. Hockey Star. And suddenly I didn't exist anymore."

"Liam, I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings back then, but—"

"Hurt my feelings?" He laughed. It was an ugly sound. "Emma, you destroye
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