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CHAPTER 8

Author: Annie
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-07 04:24:30

Adeline's POV

Cold crept deep in my bones, wrapping me with an evil bear hug. I was weak, with trembling hands huddled next to the doorstep. My parched and dry lips, sore throat from non-stop coughing, and the metallic and raw flavor of blood hanging on my tongue.

Blake said that I will be out here for three days, is this how he really wants me to die? Does Blake even love me a little? He always seems careless about me and cares so much for Rebecca.

I closed my eyes, struggling to hold back the tears. Would he really leave me out here like this?

The wind cut around me, but nothing was colder than the pain in my chest. I wished I could hate him. I wished I could scream. But all that I could do was tremble and hope that my body would not give out on me before he had a change of heart.

Blake's POV

Rebecca's apartment was perfumed with expensive perfume and red wine. There was gentle music in the background, but I barely paid attention. I sat on her bed, staring at the untouched glass of
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