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"Hernan!" Hayden's voice cthrough, cold and menacing.
Weirdly enough, hearing him madefeel... safe? | wanted to yell, 'Getout of here!" but | forced myself to
stay calm. The more freaked out | looked, the more power Hernan would have.
Hernan just laughed, setting the phone up on a stand before grabbing his wine like this was skind of twisted
Face Thangout. "Your girl's quite the catch so beautiful, so charming. Real nice." "She's not my girl
anymore," Hayden shot back.
Ouch. I knew it was true, but hearing him say it like that still hurt.
"Oh, not anymore?" Hernan clicked his tongue, fake disappointment all over his face. "Looks like | need to update
my sources."
"If you're done, I'm hanging up," Hayden replied, and his indifference was like a punch to the gut.
It's not like | expected him to cto my rescue, but... he didn't even sound worried. Here | was, thinking | was
skind of pawn in this twisted game, but apparently, that was justholding onto sdelusional, leftover
feelings. "Wait," Hernan said, then suddenly yankedclose, throwingoff balance.
The next thing | knew, the sharp scent of his body wash filled my nose, and | was in his arms, facing Hayden on
the screen.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHayden looked ridiculously put-together in a black shirt with a single gold pin on the collar, sharp and dignified
like always. His gaze drilled intothrough the screen, intense enough to make my pulse skip.
But his face? Completely unreadable. He looked atlike | was just... srandom person in the wrong place.
"Well," Hernan said, leaning down, his lips hovering way too close to my face, "since this girl has nothing to do
with you, | think I'll keep her for myself."
I shrank back, instinctively trying to pull away, but his grip tightened around my neck, holdingin place. He
didn't actually kiss me, but the closeness-the way he lingered right there-felt like a snake hissing. right by my
ear.
It was all a gto him, a test to see if Hayden would crack, would show even the slightest reaction. And,
yeah... maybe part ofwanted to see a reaction too.
But then Hayden's voice cthrough. "What you do with her is none of my concern."
No sooner had he said that than the screen shifted, and suddenly he was gone. In his place, a smooth, feminine
voice cfrom off-screen. "Hayden, you promised to spend the day with me. Why are you on the phone
again?" A woman with sleek, short hair stepped into view.
It was Yara Drago.
I'd seen photos of her before-absolutely stunning, with that effortless elegance and confidence that
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turned heads everywhere! She had this magnetic presence that even | couldn't ignore.
If she'd been anyone else, maybe | could've told myself Hayden was just doing his family duty with the
engagement. But Yara was someone that even | found captivating. And if | felt that way... how could Hayden not?
"Apologies, but my fiancé has promisedhis ttoday," she said smoothly. "If you need him, maybe you
should find another time."
And then, the screen went black.
| stared at the darkened display, feeling like my entire world had been swallowed up with it.
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