SCARLETTI texted Axel a couple times.No response.I refused to believe he really wanted a breakup. Something had spooked him. Or he’d spooked himself. When I went to his place, I thought I could fuck him into thinking logically, but the next morning, he was back to his cold distance. I stormed off and expected him to come after me or text me, but he did neither of those things.I’d never chased a man before, and it didn’t feel good to chase the same man over and over, to convince him to stay with you when he should want that himself.But something still didn’t feel right. Like I had a puzzle with a missing piece. Like I had a research paper without the footnotes. A situation without the context. Axel wouldn’t lie to me, but it felt like he was lying to me now.I was in the office when my father walked in.“Hey, sweetheart.” He was in slacks and a button-up shirt, looking more like a banker than a criminal.“Hey, Dad. Sorry, I’m almost done.” I was way behind schedule, so distracted
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