Mind-Link's Lie: Love's Cruel Deception

e had gone because Maya insisted, telling her she needed to get out of the house. Chl

was

key in his hand. And Gina was plastered to his side, her red dress a slash of color aga

re. He came to make a point. Do not let Gina' s pre

pine. The notification felt less like

e, but with a modern twist. A spin-the-bottl

hapman?" the host

r said, his

iped up. "Let's see your m

e knew he was married to Chloe. Th

he call log. A flicker of confusion crossed his face. "It'

ward. Chloe wasn't on his recent c

e's number saved as a favorite?" Her voice was laced with mock sympa

or a fraction of a second. He saw

voice flat and cold. It was a dismissal. A

e a physical blow. She d

bottle spun again. This

ediately, a predator

Gina, Kerr, and Chloe. "Okay... I dare

to her le

ed in protest. "Hey

, Chloe?" She looked directly at Chloe, her

ble, waiting. It was another test. He wanted he

test. Show him you care. Stop this now. Your pos

was a blank mask. She would not

crossed Kerr's face. He let out a short, cold

h when she "tripped," falling into his arms.

oom g

sh of panic in his eyes before it was replaced by his usual cold

ly humiliating, that it severed th

t. She walked towards the door, h

tarted, taking

r go, Kerr. Don't cause a sce

n that hesitation,

he penthouse, down the hall, and int

grabbed her arm, spinning

"Couldn't stand to see the truth? He doesn't want you. He never

loe said, her voic

tening her grip. "You'll go c

ee. "You're trash, Gina

Gina, enraged by her de

p step. She lost her balance, her arms flailing. The world t

tom. A sharp agony in her ribs, her head slamming against the fl

n swam. She fumbled for her phone, her fingers slick with her own blood.

g once

voicemail. He had

up, the blue light flicker

ll is a manipulative attempt to interrupt them. He is teaching

from the reality of her bleeding on the floor, th

sed to love her, the man whose every cru

hloe Roth finally understood. This

. And she had signed it

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