apartment fel

illuminating the organized chaos of Liam's student life. Books stack

ys in a daze, sleeping m

ve a plate of toast, and then head off to his classes or h

e fog bega

rted in secret, the one Alexander had dism

a woman. Trap

overed over

ssed words, of silent observations. The sterile opul

ng, a world so close to my own, yet one where my

me hunched over the glowi

ay?" he

ly, a sense of purpos

yments, became my war chest. Not for designer

g to Liam's discreet inquiries through a jo

vening, scrolling through messages on his phone. "Offere

my spine, but it

can buy anyt

an subtle at his company. People are walking on eggshells. Ap

ct composure shattered. The ima

this. He couldn't

e half-million payout at the end of the contract – that was m

n, just in case. I avoided going out

eks after I'd left, Liam came

need to s

was a gossip column from a

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aming. Sophia, young, beautiful, dripping in di

was stickin

d planned to marry her, even

aste and breeding, hinting that Sterling's "previou

out," Liam said, his voice

aces. Alexander's smile d

o erase me. To rewrite history so that I was a footnot

solve set

e. And he certainly

finished. A first dra

ere's a writer's workshop. A good

odded.

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using my real name for the first time in what fe