Severing the Past

It was like someone smashed open a jar full of secrets right in front of me—panic, confusion, and fear all came flooding in at once.

I stared at Declan, stunned. Those eyes of his, always so deep and sharp, looked right through me, just like they always did.

But I snapped back fast, throwing on a sarcastic smile. "You must've got it wrong. There's nothing between me and him."

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