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    Before she could gather herself, the sound of fabric tearing reached her ears again. Her eyes widened, a cold shiver crawling across her lower body.


    With a brutal motion, Linden lifted her onto the bed. As she recoiled, he pressed forward, his hands shamelessly reaching for her feet. He lowered his head greedily, cing kiss after kiss on her skin.


    Nina’s mind shattered in that instant, and a scream of pure terror erupted from her as she cried, “Mom! Mom, I regret it! Please save me!”


    At that moment, the weight of her choices crashed down on her, suffocating her with regret.


    Her body fought, but Linden’s lips—those repulsive, vile things—continued to press against her legs.


    He spoke in a twisted, longing tone.


    “Do you even know how long I’ve obsessed over you? You were always like a star in the sky, unreachable, and here I am, the ugliest thing in the gutter. Just thinking about you felt like a sin. But when you agreed, it made me so happy.


    You were the most beautiful girl on campus, everyone wanted you.


    You never knew about the years of yearning from someone like me, did you? Don’t worry, I’ll make sure you’refortable.”


    Nina’s body stilled, her strugglesing to an abrupt halt.


    Mistaking her stillness forpliance, Linden’s excitement red as he pressed a gentle kiss to her skin.


    t against the bed, Nina’s mind emptied, consumed by a hollow void.


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    School? Years of yearning?


    The realization hit her like a heavy blow: the woman Linden desired wasn’t her—it was Natalie.


    Tears began to flow down Nina’s cheeks, pooling beneath the veil that clung to her face.


    Then, augh escaped her, sharp and bitter, trembling through her body as if trying to break free.


    Elyse’s insistence on the veil suddenly made sense.


    Because Natalie had refused, Elyse had sent her in Natalie’s ce, to sleep with this man.


    Nina had always known she was unloved, but this—this betrayal—was something she had never imagined.


    Natalie’s purity was sacred, untouchable. But what about hers? Was her innocence so easily discarded, so unimportant?


    Was she truly just something to be used, something so easily overlooked?


    Tears of regret flowed freely down Nina’s face.


    But no amount of regret would change what had already been done.


    Resigned to her fate, Ninay still on the bed, staring nkly at the white ceiling, feeling Linden’s lips trailing up her legs. The weight of it all crushed her spirit, and she whispered, “You can call me whoever you want, but just keep your promise.”


    After this nightmare, she hoped Linden would save Cedric.


    At least then, some of the pain would have purpose.


    Linden’s lips pressed against her skin as he murmured, “Don’t worry. Once we’re done, I’ll head straight to the hospital and take Cedric’s life.”


    Nina’s eyes snapped open, her breathing quick and shallow as she bolted upright.


    Her voice shook with a mixture of fear and disbelief.


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