LENA“It only happened once.”Roman’s voice was quiet, but it felt loud in my chest, like the echo of a gunshot in an empty room.“I was drunk,” he continued, stepping closer to me. “I didn’t love her. I swear to you, Lena. Whatever Vivian and I had—it ended the moment I met you.”I stood there, unmoving, my arms wrapped around myself as if that could keep my heart from falling apart. The warmth from our earlier kiss was gone, replaced by a cold ache that settled deep in my bones.I wanted to believe him.God, I wanted to.Roman had always been convincing. Not because he manipulated me, but because when he spoke about love, about us, it always felt real. Like he meant every word with his entire soul.“I need you to understand something,” he said, his eyes red-rimmed. “I never went back to her because I wanted to. I never chose her over you.”“But you went to her,” I replied quietly.The room went silent.Roman exhaled slowly, nodding once. “Yes.”That single word shattered whatever fr
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