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Chapter 58 — Between guilt and truth.

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Brad’s POV

The noise from the door slam was what yanked me out of what felt like a long, heavy sleep. For a moment, I didn’t even know where I was. Everything around me was spinning slightly, and the light that slipped through the half-open curtains wasn't really helping matters either. I blinked hard, trying to adjust.

My head felt strange—foggy and heavy, like I’d been out for hours, though deep down I knew it couldn’t have been that long. Maybe forty minutes or maybe an hour.

Then, as my eyes focused, everything started to make sense or maybe it didn’t right away.

Right there, Nicole was standing a few steps from the door.

Her eyes were red and wide, trembling with something between shock and pain—were fixed right on me.

For a second, I thought I was still dreaming. I followed her gaze downward and realized I was lying on a bed, my shirt gone as I was on my bare chest, and right beside me… was Sophia.

She was half-leaning on one elbow, having a twisted little smirk on her lips, as
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