Alina sat curled up on her bed, her forehead resting on her knees, fingers subconsciously tracing the fresh bruise on her neck, right where Aria had choked her the night before. Her breath was shaky, and hot tears streamed freely down her cheeks. She didn’t make a sound, only clutched herself tighter, as if trying to hold the shattered pieces of her heart together.“She took everything from me,” Alina thought bitterly. everything.Aria had taken all the love that once belonged to her. Their parents’ affection, their attention, their support, Aria stole it all. She'd turned their childhood into a battlefield, making Alina look like the selfish one, the black sheep, the troublemaker. Friends? She never got the chance to have any. Aria’s rumors had done more damage than she could ever recover from.And now, Darren.The only person she'd ever truly loved. The one man who made her believe she could be seen, could be wanted, despite all the pain. Now Aria wanted to take him too.Alina let o
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