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Penulis: Edlyn Blessing
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She got up, restless, walking to the window and looking down at the city lights.

And is it really just sex with Marcus if he still knows how to reach parts of me no one else does?

Her reflection in the glass looked back at her, eyes tired but alive. For the first time, she admitted the truth to herself:

I don’t know if I can let either of them go.

She went to the bathroom, turned on the light, and stared at herself again in the mirror. Her fingers traced the curve of her lips, the place where Marcus had kissed her last.

The memory made her body shiver, heat pooling low in her stomach. Even now, part of her wanted to go back to him, to feel that roughness again.

God, what’s wrong with me?

She turned on the tap, splashing cold water on her face, trying to wash away the memory. But it clung to her skin, her breath, her heartbeat.

She stood there, dripping water onto the floor, chest heaving. The phone buzzed softly behind her again but she couldn’t bring herself to look.

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