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Apology

Author: Calliee
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-16 11:11:04

OLIVIA

I lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Then I felt a warm hand slid around my waist pulling me back against him.

“Don’t be angry with me, Liv,” Logan murmured, his breath brushing the side of my neck. “You know I love you. I just… I couldn’t stand there and watch your sister in pain. That’s all.”

I didn’t respond and I tried to shift away, but his grip only tightened a little more. “She’s gone now,” he continued softly. “It’s just you and me. I promise, you’ll have all of me… all my attention. No distractions.”

I scoffed quietly. “Logan, just leave me alone.”

He sighed, pressing his forehead to my shoulder. “You know I can’t do that.”

I could almost hear the smile in his voice when he added, “I love you too much to let you stay mad at me.”

“Logan…” I started, but before I could finish, he reached over and tickled my side. I twisted instinctively, trying not to laugh, but the sound escaped anyway.

“Stop! Logan, stop!” I gasped between giggles, pushing at his chest.

He
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    LOGANI was boiling inside, every muscle in my body coiled tight with anger, but I kept my face neutral as I walked away from Olivia's apartment. Controlled and calm. Just a concerned ex-boyfriend who'd been politely turned away.The mask stayed in place as I made my way down the stairs, through the lobby, across the parking lot toward my car. Each step felt like walking through fire, the anger building with every breath until I thought I might explode.The second I got inside my car and closed the door, I screamed.I slammed my fist against the steering wheel three times, then brought it down hard on my thigh, welcoming the sharp burst of pain.Fuck. FUCK.I'd watched them have sex that morning. Again. Through the cameras I'd so carefully planted in her apartment, I'd seen everything—her underneath him, moaning his name, looking at him like he was her entire fucking world.It made me want to rip something apart with my bare hands.All my plans, all my careful orchestration, and it wa

  • The Bride He Never Wanted    You can stay

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  • The Bride He Never Wanted    The knock

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  • The Bride He Never Wanted    CCTV

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  • The Bride He Never Wanted    Jollof rice

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  • The Bride He Never Wanted    You did good

    RYANWe'd freshened up and were now lying on her bed, Olivia resting on my chest, my arm wrapped around her shoulders. The silence between us was comfortable and peaceful, but there was so much I wanted to say that the words kept getting tangled in my throat.I couldn't believe this had happened again. This was the second time since last night, and each time felt like a revelation, like discovering something I didn't know I'd been searching for my entire life.My fingers traced lazy patterns on her bare shoulder as I stared at the ceiling, trying to process everything. She'd given me a chance despite everything I'd done, despite how I'd pushed her away, despite the mess my life was.I would make sure I tried my best to prove that I really loved her. I would do everything I could to be the man she deserved, to show her that this wasn't just physical, that what I felt for her went deeper than anything I'd ever experienced."You're thinking too loud," Olivia murmured against my chest, he

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