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Chapter 37 - Derek’s POV

Author: Anney GW
last update publish date: 2025-12-19 11:12:47

I watched Claire walk away from me, arm in arm with another man. She was smiling up at him, like he was the center of her world.

When had she stopped looking at me that way?

My hands were clenched so tight my fingernails were digging into my palms, but I scarcely felt the pain. My chest was filled with a deeper, older pain. It felt like someone was squeezing my heart in a merciless fist, and I could barely breathe.

Her words replayed in my head. “I played for you once.”

I cringed at the memo
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