Skating on Thin Ice
The silence stretched between them, thick and heavy.
He thought back to how it all started. His dad’s plan had seemed straightforward at first—step into a rich kid’s shoes, fake a relationship for the cameras, boost some brand. Easy money, easy exit. But then Roland happened. Those stolen moments, the way his smile lit up the room, the late-night talks that felt too real. Jeffery had fallen anyway.
Now here they were, trapped in this fancy penthouse that suddenly felt like a cage.
“I trusted you,” Jeffery said, quieter this time. His voice cracked a little. “Even when everything went to shit, I still wanted this to work. But secrets? They’re killing me.”
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