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Mira lounged against the doorframe, arms folded, watching Scarlet scramble to dress.

“Damn, girl,” she said, voice sharp as a claw.

“He talked to you like you are his bitch.”

Scarlet froze halfway through buttoning her shirt. “You listening at doors now?”

“This is no time to be a fool, darling.” Mira’s tone was light, but her eyes glimmered with a predator’s curiosity. “I mean, look at you. Wrecked. You think he’ll even remember your name tomorrow?”

Scarlet glared, jaw tight. “Why the hell do you care?”

“Because I like watching people fall,” Mira said simply. “It reminds me not to trip.”

Scarlet yanked on her boots, refusing to meet Mira’s gaze. Her fingers trembled.

The ache inside her chest burned worse than claws through flesh. One moment Ronan had looked at her like she was the only thing alive, and the next he’d spit her name like poison. The memory made her stomach turn.

Mira kept talking, pacing the small dorm room. “You should be smart about this. Turn it to your advantage.
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