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Serenity covered her mouth, unable to put up with it. She fled. After a while,
she collapsed on the stairs, gasping for air, tears pouring down her face. Meeting
Rylee at the auction was bad, but this was worse.
Jax used to be so innocent that holding her hand made him blush. He would
even shake badly after a kiss with her. And they didn’t have sex until she agreed to
his proposal.
One time she joked about his self–control, and he just held her in his arms,
his voice hoarse.“Baby, there is no man who doesn’t want to get laid. But I love
you so much that I won’t make you mine until everything is settled.”
His tenderness had filled her heart with warmth, but reality slapped her hard.
She covered her face, sobbing. Her phone vibrated. It was another post–sex
picture from Rylee. She saw the messed–up backseat and shredded silk
stockings.
“This car is filled with the scent of sex. Oh, Jax promised me your ring. Now,
True Love is mine.”
Serenity shut off her phone.
When she got out of the restroom, she saw Jax standing there,
empty–handed. He hugged her, the faint scent of perfume filling the air. Before
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she could push him away, he apologized.
“Serenity, that ring had a flaw. I’ll get you a better one, okay?”
After Serenity was gone, Jax grabbed Rylee’s hand. Are you insane? I told
Rylee smiled. “Sorry, but she didn’t notice, right? I won’t do it again.” She
undid two buttons of her shirt.“To apologize, I’ll make up to you tonight. Big
surprise.”
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Jax swallowed, his eyes darkening.
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That night, Jax didn’t come home. He said it was work but Serenity knew he
was lying. She didn’t confront him. She had decided to fake her own death and
destroy all traces of her in this world. She would leave Jax forever and leave him
nothing but a fake corpse.
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