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“No. Of course, not—”
“Then why didn’t you tell me?” he snaps, each word that leaves his mouth sounding harsher than the last.
I’m trembling. My entire body shakes from the chilled atmosphere. The only noise in the room, as he waits for me to speak, is the chattering of my teeth.
“It wasn’t supposed to be like this. I only meant to see you. To tell you who I was.”
“Then how did I end up inside you, Cassidy?”
The way he says it is meant to be crass. To make me uncomfortable.
“Stop,” I bite out. “Don’t do this.”
He laughs bitterly. “Answer the fucking question.”
I swallow down the lump forming in my throat.
“When I got there, the guy at your door mistook me for whoever you were waiting for. I lied to get in. It was my only chance to see you.”
I can’t stop my voice from quivering, my breath coming out harsh and choppy until I’m spiraling into a panic attack.
A thing I can see: Aiden. His nostrils flared. Jaw hard as stone.
Something I can smell: His cologne. But instead of calming me, it makes my heart lurch in my chest, a fresh set of tears cascading down my eyes. I’ll never bury my head in the crook of his arm or find comfort in his embrace again.
Something I can hear: My own sobs.
“You didn’t even remember me,” I whisper, fresh tears running down my face, forcing me to blink them away. They flow like a river, the salty taste landing on my lips. “You left me. I wasn’t even worth remembering.”
“You think I forgot about you?” he sneers.
“Yes.”
“You think I’m that much of an asshole?” He doesn’t even give me a chance to answer. “You don’t know shit.”
He stalks off toward the kitchen, leaving me standing alone, cradling my chest with my arms.
A few seconds later, he’s marching back into the room with a piece of paper clutched in his hand. “You know nothing,” he says, tossing a piece of paper at me.
He doesn’t say another word. He doesn’t even look back as he storms out the front door, slamming it shut behind him.
I’m left alone in his house, the paper he held moments ago, now clutched between both of my hands, as my trembling somehow intensifies.
My entire body goes limp as all my strength bleeds out of me. And then…I’m falling.
When I land on my knees, my head falls back on a strangled cry as I allow every last emotion to pour from me until I’m nothing but an empty vessel. A crumpled mess, lying alone on the hard floor.
35
AIDEN
The anger bubbling up inside me is like nothing I’ve ever felt before.
I want to punch a wall.
Throw something.
The betrayal cloys at my chest, making me itch and my skin pull taut. I need to get the fuck away from her.
