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Chapter 73

Author: Acedomvile
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THE TRUTH UNVEILED

~CLAIRE'S POV~

I woke to silence.

Not the comfortable kind that comes with lazy Sunday mornings, but the hollow kind that presses against your eardrums and makes you aware of how alone you are. My hand reached across the bed instinctively, finding only cold sheets where Alexander's warmth should have been.

The apartment felt emptier than it had any right to feel.

I sat up slowly, my body aching in places that reminded me of last night. The argument. The kiss that turned into something darker. The way he had looked at me afterward, like he was trying to memorize my face before something unavoidable tore us apart.

That's when I saw it. A note on the nightstand, folded once, my name written in Alexander's sharp handwriting.

I picked it up with trembling fingers.

"Claire - Something urgent came up with the Singapore situation. Had to move fast before the window closed. I'll call when I can. Don't do anything reckless while I'm gone. - A"

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