CHANDLERThe hotel bar was dimly lit and nearly empty when I stormed in, my footsteps heavy and purposeful against the polished marble floor. The few scattered guests glanced up from their drinks, but I didn’t spare them a single look. My eyes locked immediately on Dahlia sitting at the far end of the long mahogany bar, a glass of deep red wine already in her hand. She looked every bit the elegant, calculated ex-wife she always tried to project — perfectly styled hair, designer dress hugging her figure, that cold, superior smile already curling on her lips the moment she saw me approaching.I didn’t smile back.I didn’t sit down.I didn’t offer any pleasantries.I walked straight up to her like a storm about to break, my presence alone sucking the air out of the space around us. The anger that had been simmering in my chest since I left Roxette sleeping peacefully in our hotel room had now turned into something volcanic — hot, sharp, and ready to destroy everything in its path. This w
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