Lily's POVThe days following the gala blurred together like watercolors in the rain. Tony had been everything a woman could want attentive, caring, protective. He brought me coffee in the mornings just the way I liked it, listened when I talked about my fears, and never once made me feel like I was too much or too broken. But that was the problem, wasn't it? It was all too perfect.I sat in the garden behind his mansion, watching the sunset paint the sky in shades of orange and pink. The beauty of it should have been comforting, but instead, it felt like a mockery. How could something so lovely exist in a world that had shown me nothing but cruelty?"You're thinking too hard again," Tony's voice came from behind me.I turned to find him approaching with two glasses of wine, his smile warm and genuine. Or was it? Lately, I couldn't tell anymore. Every gesture, every kindness felt like it could be hiding something darker underneath."Just enjoying the view," I said, accepting the glas
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