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cords. The truth hit me like a physical blow. Bryant and Kiley had been inseparab

ooms. It screamed of shared nights, of a betrayal so blatant it made my stomach churn. The "overtim

Bryant's door, the damning evidence heavy in my mind. As I approached, the do