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Chapter 8: The Weight Of Secrets

Author: Writer B
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-12 17:42:58

Annabelle’s pov

The low hum of the plane’s engines was a comfort, as if the noise was the only thing in the world that made sense anymore. I stared out of the window, watching the landscape below shift as we descended into yet another city.

This was it, the third city I had called home in the last two months. It wasn’t much — a small, quiet place far removed from Los Angeles — and that was exactly how I wanted it. I needed the distance. I needed to disappear.

A soft ping from my phone broke my thoughts. I glanced down at the notification and immediately regretted it.

Daniel Alexandra Marries Longtime Girlfriend Mia Plank

The headline hit me like a punch in the gut. I blinked rapidly, as if trying to deny the reality before me, but the picture of Daniel and Mia, glowing with happiness, only confirmed it. They were married. Married.

My heart sank.

I had always suspected that Mia was more than just a woman in the background of Daniel’s life, but this... this was more than I had ever ima
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