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Chapter 103 — As Long as I Breathe

Author: Déesse
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CASSANDRA

The tears have dried up.

In their place, a dry, sharp emptiness settles in my chest. A silence that is not rest, but a tension ready to burst.

Alexandre has erased me from his life.

He said he never wanted to see me again.

And behind that sentence… there is her. Always her: Lyra.

I pronounce her name in my head and I feel my jaws clench until it hurts. Her face imposes itself on me, even as I distort it. I imagine her with that fragile look that pleases Alexandre so much, with eyes that shine as if she understands everything, as if she has won because she is better.

But I know. I know she is just a thief. An intruder who has taken what was mine.

I no longer cry. I no longer have time for that.

Now, only one thing remains.

Hatred.

It flows through my veins like hot poison. And, strangely, it gives me strength. My heart beats faster. My breath becomes more regular. I could almost smile.

I sit up in bed. The police officers throw me a distracted glance. To them, I am just anoth
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