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The Cost of Loyalty
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Hired My Ex's Sister as Wife Lines in the Dust
SavannahI never thought standing in a warehouse could feel like standing at the edge of a cliff, but that’s exactly what this morning feels like. The air is cold, sharp even, like it was trying to warn me. After Julian dropped that invitation on my phone last night, I barely slept. I kept turning over the same questions in my mind, the same doubts, the same fear that maybe I’ve already stepped too close to something I couldn’t walk away from.By the time I finally decided to show up, I was already late. The warehouse looked bigger than I remembered, or maybe it was just quieter. Strangely, the echo of my footsteps felt louder than the truth I’d been avoiding. When I pushed the door open, I saw Colleen first, standing with his arms folded, and leaning against a crate like he’d been waiting long enough to get irritated. He glanced at me, and his expression turned sour. When I didn’t see Julian anywhere around, I wanted to turn around and walk away. But instead, I paused, took a slow br
Hired My Ex's Sister as Wife The Cost of Loyalty
JulianI sat outside the safehouse in my car, staring ahead on the road with the engine off, reflecting upon the silence, trying to make the same decision I’d been contemplating since yesterday. The sky outside was a muted gray, the kind that made everything look a little heavier than it already was, and I found myself staring out the windshield without really seeing anything. My hands rested on the steering wheel, and my knuckles were pale from how tightly I gripped it and the longer I sat there, the more it felt like time wasn’t moving at all. Just me, frozen in the middle of a mess I had walked into blindfolded.The worst part was knowing Savannah now knew everything. All the things I had kept tucked behind my teeth, all the danger I had pretended I could handle alone, it was all out in the open. She hadn’t yelled or cried, and hadn’t even sounded shocked when I told her. She just seemed disappointed. I could still hear it in my head, sharp even in the silence.It was so exhausting
Hired My Ex's Sister as Wife Foggy Decisions
SavannahMy mind didn’t know rest since I found out everything I did about Julian and Colleen. Every night was heavy, and the mornings were worse. So this morning I decided to do something else. Something that used to calm the chaos in my mind whenever I found myself torn or lost over something.And so slowly, I’d put on my boots, found my favorite cashmere sweater, and stepped outside for a walk. It was exceptionally cold this morning, but I didn’t mind. I kept my hands in my coat pockets, gripped the leather lining so tightly, because it was the only thing that made me feel anchored. The city was quiet this early, the usual hum of traffic muted by the mist, but still I could feel the weight of everything pressing against my chest, heavy and cold. Julian’s voice from last night echoed in my head, the way it cracked just slightly when he told me the truth, and I couldn’t stop thinking about the words he’d said, the cartel, the FBI, the leverage, the threat, and how fragile we all rea
Hired My Ex's Sister as Wife What About A New Deal
JulianHowever, by the time I got home, I couldn’t bear the chaos running through my head again, and so I called her. I didn’t think she’d pick up, but shortly after the phone rang, she answered. For a moment, neither of us said anything, and then she drew a deep breath and asked, “Why did you call me this late, Julian?”That was my cue to tell her the truth, to tell her everything, but still it didn’t seem so easy. However, I knew it had to be done, and so I drew in a deep breath, sat down, and told her everything.For a long time after I told her, neither of us said anything. It was one of those silences that doesn’t just hang in the air, but sinks. Savannah’s breath came slow and shaky through the phone, and it told me she was trying hard to make sense of something that didn’t make sense. I could almost see her pacing, her eyes darting to the wall like she was trying to read the truth written somewhere there.“Why didn’t you tell me sooner?” she asked again, this time quieter. It w
Hired My Ex's Sister as Wife What Remains Unsaid
JulianAfter I got back home to my apartment, the silence stretched so long that I could hear the hum of the fridge and the faint buzz of the city through the window. It was strange how something as simple as a quiet room could feel like punishment. I didn’t know what else to do, so I just sat there for a while with my phone still in my hand, replaying the sound of Savannah’s voice in my head, the disbelief, the bitterness, and the exhaustion laced between her words. It wasn’t even anger that got to me. It was how tired she sounded. Like she’d finally run out of reasons to defend me, and that feeling sank me.I leaned back on the couch and stared at the ceiling for a long time, trying to convince myself that I’d done the right thing. That what I was doing with the Feds wasn’t betrayal, that it was for our own survival. But the longer I sat there, the less it felt like a choice I made and more like a corner I’d been pushed into.I kept thinking about the first day I met Savannah, her s
Hired My Ex's Sister as Wife The Distance Between Us
JulianThere’s a certain kind of silence that can tell you more than words ever could. I started hearing it in Savannah weeks before I finally admitted it to myself, the quiet pauses, the careful tones, the way she smiled without letting her eyes follow through. At first, I thought she was just tired. We all were. Between the long nights at the warehouse, the endless meetings, and the tension hanging over everything, it made sense. But then the replies to my texts got shorter. Calls went unanswered. And when I did see her in school, she treated me like someone she barely knew.I’d walk into the lecture hall and see her sitting beside some random student, laughing at something small they said, even though the sound barely reached me. Sometimes, she’d glance my way for a second, just long enough to make me think she was about to walk over, but then she’d turn away, focus back on whatever file or note was in front of her. I tried to tell myself not to care. I told myself it didn’t matte
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