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nswer

d only made me feel like crap. Left a bitter aftertaste in my mouth

niving with people who I knew wanted to settle scores wit

giddy with excitement and whatnot,

t like a compl

y at the woven design on the ceiling, these past weeks in Manhattan was already taking a toi

y on me like a vice, brandishing, and stoking me. I wa

nto several pieces, several pieces that I couldn't fix back. The sting of her betrayal still burned strongly, engulf

that matte

it off, finish her off. Hurt her so she coul

till enclosing me in a world were all I thought of before

He waltzed in, a brown envelope tucked underneath his

cking close on the video of Tanya sabotaging Skyla's image. S

of these fast, I have business to tend to, " I muttered fir

unreadable. " The next phase is set, but you might wa

was, I mean, wh

nd the right kind of energy that I had needed to drive my revenge home. But late

slowly running my hands throu

d, shifting awkw

n, are you sure about all

ce was calm, distant. Perfect at hid

Xavier.... I mean, you loved her. Did you really think she did all of this to hurt you. Don't

ng with anger. " Don't." I spat o

av

n look me in the face after she traded our relationship for a couple of measly dollars. She didn't even have the guts

" He said, pausing for a bit as he tried to read the blank emotion on my face. " There are just too ma

ver left, she would have fought for me, for us. Fought for the future I was

from us, from the future I was willing to give her

eping through the

y would never in a million years

h" I g

, unwilling to le

versation. " The mayor has invited you for the annual Gala. He wants

my father do this?" I asked, mutt

't you just give

espond, a voice

urs, Xavier. That is not ho

ny

er heels clicking noisily against the marbled floor, he

part of her act and I was surprised

anya?" I asked my pa

hes away from mine, her close proximity causing me to in

the video? Watched how I expertly took down

hing fear, desperation or any real

nt?" I repeated

ou

wave of irritation run

I need your help with Steve. He is being a big baby, and considering the fact that I

is grey eyes. " So what, you want Xavier to manipulate

wn smile spread across her face. " I just want what's mine, and since X

ay" Charlie muttered underneath his br

l replacing her laughter, the firs

, my voice dimming octaves lower, I leaned

rest

frustration. " Your games ends here, enough with playing

palm dramatically on her chest. " O

to attend to, and I wouldn't want to show u

f, muttering a string of inaudib

e turned, making her way slowly to the doo

ring yet again series of cuss

minutes after she was gone, and I c

y thought already shifting gears, crossing boundarie

lie screeched in alarm, disbelief laced

ng into mine, knocking the

th her warm undertones. Her hair was packed in a messy French

California flitting across my mind, I felt s

e amusement in his voice bre

ging the back of my neck in embarrassment. " Well then

, and I bet I was going