The moment I hung up the phone with Claire, the silence in the room seemed deafening. I had made my choice, but the weight of it settled into my chest, heavy and uncertain. For so long, I had been living for others, my parents, the company, Claire, and now, for the first time, I was living for me.But was it enough? Was I strong enough to handle the consequences? I stood there, staring out the window, watching the city move beneath me as my thoughts spiraled. I felt lost, unsure of what to do next. The call with Claire was still ringing in my ears, her voice full of desperation, of hurt. But it wasn’t just her I was walking away from, it was everything. The life I thought I was supposed to live, the future that had been mapped out for me, the version of myself I had been playing for so long.It all felt like it was slipping through my fingers, and I wasn’t sure how to stop it.I heard Xander’s footsteps behind me, his presence so familiar, so grounding, that it made me feel momentaril
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