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Author: Zoë Grace
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☆☆SUMMER’S POV☆☆

“Jake, you have to listen to me.”

“Just stop it, Summer. I’ve had enough.”

“Enough of what exactly?”

“What the hell was that in there? Are you—are you messing around with him? Should I keep pretending I don't suspect there’s something fishy going on between you and my brother?”

“Just listen to me…”

Listen to more of my lies, I thought. But Jake didn’t stop to listen. Instead, his grip tightened as we moved down the hallway. It was beginning to hurt. So, I yanked my hand from his.

Jake spun to face me, his eyes wild and confused. “This just seals it then? I’m right, aren’t I? You’re having an affair with Hayden?”

I blinked. Swallowed. “No.”

A lie. One so thin, it cracked between us the moment it left my lips. If Hayden wanted me to tell Jake the truth by now, he would have done so in the room. But he didn’t. And if I told Jake the truth, Hayden and I would be over. I didn’t want that to happen.

Jake’s expression darkened, pain flickering behind the anger. “Don’t lie to
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