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Kade POVThe silence is unbearable.It presses against my skin, suffocating, making my head fucking pound with the weight of everything Rook isn’t saying. His grip is still tight on the wheel, his jaw locked, his entire body tense, like he’s bracing for something. Like he knows what’s coming and refuses to stop it.I shouldn’t have fucking said anything. I should’ve let this ride out until it was obvious, until I caught him slipping away instead of forcing him to admit it.But he won’t even fucking do that.“You know what’s worse than you deciding I wasn’t worth it?” My voice is sharp, but there’s a shake to it I hate, a fucking weakness I can’t control. “The fact that you don’t even have the balls to say it.”His fingers flex against the wheel, his mouth pressing into a hard line. “Kade...”“Don’t.” I cut him off before he can try to smooth this over, before he can say something that sounds like an excuse but is really just a way to push this under the fucking rug. ”Don’t say my name
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Rook’s POVThe moment Kade disappears into his apartment, I grip the wheel tighter, staring at the door for a second longer than I should before finally pressing the gas. I don’t know where the fuck I’m driving, but I need to move, need to put distance between me and the way he looked at me before he walked away.Sleep never came last night, not that I expected it to. How the fuck could I sleep knowing what I know? Every second I spent lying next to him, feeling the warmth of his body against mine, I knew it was temporary. I knew the truth was coming, and when it did, it would rip through everything we built and leave nothing behind.Getting over what my family did to his is one thing, hell, getting over my family killing his dad as some fucked-up revenge after he killed my grandfather? That would take more than just time. But him finding out it was me? Even if I was just sixteen, even if I had no idea who the man was at the time—no. There’s no way back from that.And even if somehow
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Kade POVGritting my teeth, I scroll through my contacts until I find another name, one I shouldn’t be calling.After a few rings, the call picks up.“Mercer?”“Yeah, it’s me.” My voice is steady, cold, sharper than I feel inside. “The next game, what are the rules? You haven’t been in touch, and I need to know in time.”I shouldn’t be doing this. I know that. But right now, I need something, some kind of connection back to Rook. And if the only way to get that is through his father, through Nikolai, then fuck it.A loud sigh comes through the line. “Mercer, forget the deal we had.”I freeze. ”What?" My grip on the phone tightens. “That’s a joke, right? What the hell is going on? There’s no way you’d suddenly stop blackmailing me, unless Rook told you to.” My stomach twists. “Which means Rook did care, but he sure as fuck didn’t act like it.”Maybe I’m grasping at anything. Maybe I just need an explanation for why everyone suddenly seems content to leave me behind.“Rook hasn’t said s
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Kade POVThe air outside hits like a shock to the system, cool against my overheated skin. The alley behind the club is dimly lit, the distant hum of the city still alive beyond the walls, but out here, it feels separate. Quieter.The guy, fuck, I don’t even know his name, leans in again, his breath warm against my jaw as he presses me back against the brick wall, hands sliding under the hem of my shirt.I should stop this, but I don’t.Because if I stop, if I think, I’ll remember. I’ll remember the way Rook’s hands felt instead, the way he kissed me like he owned me, like he knew every part of me that I wouldn’t admit to anyone else. I’ll remember that he’s the only one who’s ever been able to get under my skin, the only one who’s ever made me want something more.I can’t fucking think about that.So instead, I tilt my head, letting my teeth graze against this stranger’s throat, letting my hands slide against unfamiliar skin, letting the haze of alcohol and bad decisions keep me from
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Kade POVA lump forms in my throat. “I’m sorry you didn’t feel like you could say them on our wedding day. But why now? Why were you going to give them to me on our anniversary when I had gotten worse, not better?”“Part of me hoped it would make you realize. The other part of me was ready to not give it to you at all and hide it for another five years. Honestly? I probably wouldn’t have given it to you. I just told myself I would.”I roll the ring between my fingers, the weight of it sinking into my palm like a stone. It’s not just a ring. It’s everything I missed, everything I ignored, everything Rook held onto when I didn’t even realize he was waiting for me to catch up.I swallow hard. “You really thought you’d have to hide this for another five years?”He watches me, and there's something heavy in his eyes. “I didn’t just think it, Kade. I knew it. I told myself I’d give it to you on our anniversary, but deep down, I knew I wouldn’t. Because y
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Kade POVNow what do I do? I stare at the ceiling, watching time pass by. It’s been an hour, maybe two. I don’t fucking know because I refuse to check my phone because then I'll be tempted to do business from it. The temptation is there, but I made a promise, and I’m actually trying this time.I sit up, then lay back down. I flip onto my side, then my stomach, then back again. I’m going fucking insane.My fingers itch for something to do. I’ve already looked around the room, checked every inch like I was in a damn prison cell. Nothing, there's nothing to help distract me.Getting up and I pace the floor, stopping at the window to look outside. It’s not like I can go out there. I’m not meant to be seen by Harlow yet. That was the rule, and for once, I’m actually following it.Sighing, I flop back onto the bed. I should have asked for a book or something. How the fuck do people sit in a room and do nothing? This is torture.I run a hand throug
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