“I’m fine, Viv. Just got a lot going on.”A lie. A terrible one.Because his gaze drifted again, drawn like a magnet to Ellie’s bright laugh across the courtyard.Heat crawled up my throat, and I had to bite down to keep it from spilling out. I wasn’t desperate. I refused to be desperate. Dominic had always chosen me, because I’d given him every reason to. Ellie was the one who begged for what she could never have. But somehow, the sentence slipped out of me sounding like a gamble I couldn’t afford to lose.I forced my voice light, airy, warm. “You know… my birthday’s this weekend.”That got his attentionagain, but only because I said his name next.“And I want you there, Dominic.”He finally looked at me, brow furrowed. “Yeah. Yeah, of course. I’ll come.”He offered a smile, but I couldn’t tell if he meant it. I never could.But I did. I gave him the softest, sweetest smile I could muster, because that always won. No one questioned it.“Great, that makes me so happy,” I whispered, ho
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