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Sloane’s gaze turned cold. She didn’t reach for it. “No. Those photos-you owed me. I’ll take them. But that

bracelet? Even one day wearing it would be a nightmare.”

Without hesitation, Declan tossed the bracelet into the trash. “Then what now? Tell me, Sloane. What else do

I need to do to make it right? Just tell me.”

She turned to leave. Desperate, he grabbed her hand again, pleading, “Is it the slaps? Was that what broke

you?”

He didn’t wait for an answer-he yanked her hand up and smacked himself across the face. Again. And

again.

“There! Is that enough?!”

But she simply looked up at him, calm and resolute. “It’s over, Declan. We’re even now. Don’t ever come looking for me again.”

That moment-it was the final verdict.

Like the final swing of a blade over the neck of a man who still hoped for pardon.

“Why? Why, Sloane…? Is it because of someone else? Did you fall for him?”

Her voice was soft, swept away by the sea breeze. “What does someone else have to do with it? Some love… once it’s gone, it’s gone. You can’t bring it back.”

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She wasn’t just being dramatic-she was being final. There was no going back.

That evening, when Sloane closed up the café and walked home, there was no sign of Declan anywhere. She figured he had finally given up.

Until she rounded the corner near the coastal road.

A speeding car slammed on its brakes beside her, tires screeching. Before she could react, someone jumped

out.

A cloth reeking of sedatives was pressed tightly over her mouth and nose-

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