Lahat ng Kabanata ng A Whole New World: Kabanata 191 - Kabanata 200

Thirty minutes later, Alex was out. He stepped through the doors, wearing the same smug face I’d seen the last time I ran into him. But when he saw me standing beside Asher, that smugness cracked like glass. His eyes narrowed. His lips curled. He looked like he wanted to throw a punch — or spit.

“There was no love,” I spat. “There was never any love. You were a distraction. A mistake. And now you’re trying to tie me to you forever with this?” She took a step closer and wrapped her arms around me, burying her face in my chest like she could pretend we were still something. I didn’t hug her

ALEX I nearly laughed at the caller. His offer was tempting, sure. But people who made offers like this always came with strings—and eventually, nooses. “I’m not interested,” I said coldly. “You will be,” the voice replied calmly. “But no pressure. I’ll send my number. Keep it if you change yo

He was quiet. “We give it two months,” I continued. “No pressure. Just… date someone else. See what comes up. See if this thing between us is real or just infatuation dressed in chaos.” “And what if we fall for other people?” he asked quietly. “Then we fall,” I said, shrugging. “And we’ll know

ALEX The light was blinding. It sat too close to my face, humming low, white and merciless. The room around me was dim except for that one sharp glare—like they wanted to burn the truth out of me. One officer sat across the table, arms folded, jaw tight. Two more stood by the walls, watching me