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Chapter 87: New Beginnings.

Author: Diana Paris
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-18 23:43:32
Christian is staring at me and that anger is still in his eyes.

The cold anger, expressed in cold eyes and a dead stare.

Christian’s face isn’t giving me any clues as to if he’s feeling anything other than anger. The anger isn’t even on his face, it’s in his eyes, and it being in his eyes feels more damning than anything else.

But wait a minute… why is he the one angry here? Why is he the one making me feel like I’m on trial here?

“I…” The words die in my throat before they come out, but I clench my fists and force them out all the same, “You shouldn’t be the one angry here.

I’ve had to live with thinking it was you and it’s… it’s broken me.”

Maybe being vulnerable like this with Christian is a bad idea, but for the first time it feels like I actually have an avenue to vent my anger, and letting some of the bottled feelings in my heart out feels good.

It feels good so I don’t want to stop.

“Ever since I found out, it’s like I’ve been living under a dark cloud. The thought that you woul
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