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Their Version of Me

作者: Jovik
last update 最終更新日: 2025-07-03 06:31:06

Ariana’s POV

It started with a headline, not explosive, not tabloid. Just measured. Calculated.

// “Inside the Mind of Ariana Cole: When Passion Becomes Obsession.”

I stared at it for a long time, long enough that the words blurred, long enough that the heat crawling up my spine reached the base of my neck and sat there like a hand. The byline was clean. Anonymous sources. Clinical language.

Professional quotes from "mental health advisors."

They referred to me as "a woman under emotional duress," "a case study in erotic projection," and — my personal favorite — “a brand that confused desire with identity.”

They didn’t call me unstable. They didn’t need to, they let the tone do it for them. And Daniel? He didn’t appear once, not by name, not by quote. Just a well-placed phrase in the final paragraph:

// “Mr. Cole declined to comment, but sources close to him say he wishes her nothing but healing.”

As if healing were a gift he had the power to give me. As if he hadn’t stolen it in the
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