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CHAPTER ONE

Winston

Since my birthday party

That’s how long my uselessthis secret from me Not just any secret, but conversations behindMorelli about God only knohat

I’usted Furious And a whole other array of e

Another tear rolls down Ash’s pink cheek, chasing after the one before it

One Two Three So many tears, each one a reminder of why I don’t do this Why I keep ood so see doith just a few salty teardrops

Betrayal isn’t always a waterfall of fucked up like it ith Meredith So known better

I did

I knew this was a potential outcome

Not whatever the hell is happening right noeen Ash and Morelli

But the secrets The lies The shady bullshit

It happened with Meredith I vowed it’d never happen again, and yet here we are Nate and Mother practically force-fed aame of her own

More tears

Mypretty It’s alh to takeNot because we’veher Not because I’ a little pain with pleasure Not the usual reasons

No

She’s crying because she’s been hiding so to my face The fact her lies revolve around a Morelli is what ivable She knows she’s fucked up

Royally

“Win,” she starts, but I halt her with a lift of ers off the table

“Shh,” I er”

Broken Devastated Caught red-handed The hu she ed all by herself this time I didn’t do this I didn’t pay her for this This was all her

Her phone continues to buzz, but she ignores it to plead with , sad hazel eyes and pouty lips The seconds tick by Neither of us look away