CHAPTER 172 – THE AFTERMATHMAYA POVThe sound of sirens faded into the night as the last of the guests were ushered out. Red and blue lights pulsed across the marble steps like the heartbeat of a city that never slept — chaotic, cold, and merciless.I sat there, clutching the half-empty water bottle, staring at nothing. My reflection wavered in the glass doors ahead — mascara smudged, lipstick gone, hair tangled with bits of dust and glitter. I looked like a ghost who had crashed a ball she didn’t belong at.Liam was pacing again, his hands running through his hair every few seconds, muttering things I couldn’t make out. Every once in a while, he’d stop and glance at me like he wanted to say something but didn’t trust himself to.Xves hadn’t moved from where he stood — a few feet away, near the columns, shadows carving sharp lines across his face. His shirt was torn near the shoulder, streaked with a faint smear of blood. He looked dangerous like that — calm and unreadable, but coile
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