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Chapter Forty-Two: Aurielle DuVall

Author: Author Nengi
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-06 23:19:22

The taxi pulled into the gas station parking lot and parked beneath the dim halo of a flickering overhead light. Though the sun was blaring down on me, I still got out.

The day's silence surrounded me, but my phone shattered it with a constant stream of vibrations. It wouldn’t stop buzzing in my pocket, like it was screaming at me to face what I already knew was spiraling out of control.

Dozens of messages lit up the screen—Matthias demanding answers, his texts sharp and furious, like knives meant to wound. Then Nerissa’s name popped up. Her messages were colder, shorter, but still filled with that same venom that always managed to coil around my throat and squeeze.

She was perfectly fine admitting it to me on text that I deserve to be dragged across the floor for cheating when she knows I didn’t cheat. What is in that photo is me getting into a cab, looking like hell, and Cassiel holding the door open.

I stared at the screen for a long time before finally typing one reply to Matthi
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You tell him the truth! No need to hide what Mathias did to you. You have nothing to fear and there’s no shame in telling Cassiel. Plus it’ll speed up your divorce.
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