AXEL’S POVI left Crystal’s house feeling like a piece of shit. Even though I knew the pain I was causing her, I wasn’t capable of letting her go. She wasn’t just beautiful: she was intelligent, capable, and brave. Having her by my side professionally had only benefited me, and I would never give that up. But beyond that, her body was a drug to me. Every time I saw her, every time I caught the scent of hazelnut and vanilla on her skin, I felt disoriented, captured by that immense beauty. It was three in the morning, and yet my phone started ringing, tearing my thoughts away from Crystal. “Talk.” Alyssa sighed. “Aren’t you coming back?” “No.” Things were starting to take a strange turn in our fake marriage. If everything had started as business, something was changing now. Alyssa seemed to have grown attached, and I hadn’t anticipated that, nor could I allow it. “Don’t force me to live like this.” “Alyssa, you can do whatever you want.” I had already told her too many
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