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Chapter 91

Penulis: Acedomvile
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HONESTY

~DARLA'S POV~

I stepped onto the balcony and answered before the second ring finished.

"What, Kyle?"

"Baby, please. Just hear me out…."

"I'm hanging up." My finger hovered over the red button.

"Wait!" His voice cracked with desperation. "I love you. I fucked up. I know I fucked up. But we can fix this. I'll do whatever you want. Therapy. AA. Anything." I closed my eyes, fighting the familiar pull of his manipulation. How many times had we done this dance? How many times had I believed him?

"You tried to rape my friend, Kyle."

Silence. Then: "That's not what happened. Annette misunderstood…."

"Stop." My voice came out cold. Flat. "I was there. I saw the bruises. I heard her screaming. Don't you dare rewrite history."

"She came onto me….." I hung up. Blocked the number. Again. For the third time this week.

My hands shook as I gripped the balcony railing. Why couldn't he just leave me alone? Why did he keep finding new numbers to call from? My phone buzzed immediately. Different
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