New City, New ProblemsAriana’s POV This city didn’t know me, and that was exactly why I had chosen it. Here, there were no scandals, no headlines, and no judging eyes following my every move.I stood by the small window of my tiny motel room, watching the unfamiliar streets below.Everything went on completely ignorant of the fact that my life had just been torn apart and stitched back together in the space of days.A single box I had arrived the new city with sat on the bed behind me. It was everything I owned now.My situation was almost laughable, honestly. A week ago I was the wife of arguably the wealthiest man in Los Angeles. Now, I was a nobody running away from my past.I wrapped my arms around myself, exhaling slowly. It was quiet here by day time. But by night, the place lit up unbelievably.In that silence, memories began to creep into my mind. Sebastian’s voice. Cold and brutal…“You’re nothing to me!”My jaws tightened and I turned away from the window, forcing myself t
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