"Alex," I said, my tone sharper now, stripped of any softness. "You're a traitor and a fool, that's true. But at least you're not a criminal. You still have a chance to walk away from this before you get dragged down with her. Because when all of this comes to light, you don't want your name anywhere near it." He nodded slowly, like a man waking from a long, heavy sleep, realizing too late the nightmare had been real all along. "You're right," he murmured, voice barely audible. "I know you're right. I just… don't understand why I'm still here. Why I still care what happens to her after everything." "Because you're pathetic," I said coldly. "You can't face the truth that she never loved you. Admitting that would mean admitting you threw away everything for nothing. And guess what? I don't pity you. Not even a little. Blame whoever you want, but the choice was still yours." Then, feeling the weight of years pressing against my chest, I crouched down until I was eye level with Eli
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