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"You c-c-can’t threaten hs "Look at me, do you think I fuckin’ care?"

She blinks a few ti down the driveway

"I meant what I said," Spike yells after her "Don’t coets in her car and speeds off, tires squealing on the wet road Spike turns to ood?"

I nod "I need to see Reign"

"You’re angry, Tia," Muff says "Probably not a good idea"

"I Need To See Hi with her," Cade says "It won’t stop her"

"Fine," Spike o over and show hiot?" I ask, confused

Spike reaches into his pocket and pulls out his iPhone, pressing a button I hear the conversation with Selena and hi back, even the moment she ad I want in that recording, yet hearing it onlymy head

"Babe, we have the fuckin’ evidence," he says, shaking his head in confusion

"Yeah, we do," I whisper "But you have to understand that I can’t let hi with me out of pity He needs to make this choice, Spike He needs to do it without that evidence If he chooses not to believe me and to believe her, then I’d rather he stays there I’ to force his choice"

"Shit, Tia," Cade ood"

"I just need this to be real? Can you understand that?"

I give theh, Spike nods and the others follow "Let’s get you to the hospital"

I nod weakly and follow theht choice

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REIGN

I pace the office,like sonant The very thought hasI don’t kno I feel about it, fuck, I don’t kno I feel about anything I’ a world of fuckin’ hurt for everyone

"Reign?"

I hear Selena’s soft voice and turn to see her standing at the door, giving ood ti the door behind her "I heard what happened, I was in the office next door when Tiani got sick"