Jaxx's Point Of ViewThe amber liquid in my glass was the only thing standing between me and a complete breakdown, and even that was failing. I stared into the swirling depths of the bourbon, watching the ice cubes knock against each other… sharp, cold, drifting aimlessly like fragments of my shattered composure. The clink of ice against crystal echoed in the silence, a metronome counting down to my inevitable unraveling. "I know, Roman," I rasped, my voice sounding like I'd been swallowing glass shards for days. I finally looked up at him, the weight of the last week dragging at my eyes, making them feel heavy as stones. His expression held no judgment, only patient concern, which somehow made everything worse."I know it's my fault. I should've come clean. I should've walked into her office on day one and said, 'Hey, the man who ruined your life? I share his blood.' But I was a coward." The words tasted bitter on my tongue, each one an admission I'd been avoiding for weeks. More t
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