Evelyn and Tyler pov"I can't carry this lie anymore, Tyler! It’s killing me!"Evelyn's frantic, broken scream exploded into the phone, her voice cracking under a wave of hysterical weeping. She sat crumpled on the floor of her private sitting room in the Manhattan estate, her hands shaking so violently she could barely hold the receiver to her ear. Beside her on the table sat the empty glass water bottle, its rim still bearing the distinct, crimson smudge of Rouge Vane lipstick.Across the Atlantic, inside his high security penthouse suite at the Hotel George V in Paris, Tyler Hawthorne stood near the rain slicked balcony glass. The moment her frantic scream filled his ear, his body went rigid. His dark eyes narrowed into cold, lethal slits."Evelyn?" Tyler asked, his deep voice dropping into an immediate, focus. "Evelyn, calm down. What are you talking about?""Forgive me, Tyler! Oh God, please forgive me!" Evelyn sobbed out, pressing her palm against her forehead as ragged breaths
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