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Chapter 6

Author: Anna Campbell
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Celine wiped the last of her tears away, composing herself as she pulled back from our embrace. She studied me, her brows knitted together in frustration, concern, and something else—something close to desperation.

"Sydney," she said, her voice firm, "you need to leave him. Now. You should've left him the moment you realized what kind of monster he is. What the hell are you still doing there?"

I expected this reaction. In fact, I had counted on it. Celine had always been fiercely protective, even when we had our falling out. She was one of the few people who saw Eric for what he truly was from the start, and she had never been shy about her disdain for him.

I took a deep breath, leaning back against the plush seat of the café booth we had settled into.

"I will, Celine," I promised. "I will get a divorce."

Her eyes narrowed slightly, sensing the unspoken ‘but’ hanging in the air between us.

"Then what the hell is stopping you?" she demanded. "Why wait? File the damn papers and get out.
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