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“After the day I’ve had, Alexis, I need you to tell me the truth” My voice cracked and I pleaded with ive her the present? Did you tell her about ood idea?”

Her fingers tightened on her arms “Don’t you understand what everyone else who’s come after you has tried to do? What they want?”

“Did you give her the present?” The blood pounded inin my neck

“All they want to do is use you” She rushed forward, so close she stepped on the toe offrom”

“Don’t make me repeat it”

“She buddied up tofor the inside scoop on you Trying to find ways to insinuate herself into our life”

“Into er into the center ofnice Become friends with someone she knew I cared about That’s what people do when they love you” My words shot through the gap between us like bullets

Alexis stumbled back like I’d shoved her “She doesn’t love you! No one really loves us except for us”

“I can’t believe you’d do this” I spun around, unable to look at her I stared out theacross the street All the lights were off Jules was over there thinking that everything else came before her when all I wanted was to be with her My loyalty to retted now “You got her to throw this party knowing how much it would rip me apart inside”

“I didn’t—”

“You fucking did” I jabbed an accusatory finger at her

“I’m sorry, Berkie” She ducked her head and peered up at me

“You can’t pull that shit with this I’ for that anylier truth I’d pushed aside “The Letter Girl That was you You’re the one who posted the whole thing That sacrificed her to the damn wolves”

“She was hanging all over you in that video And she was lying She dated you, lying the whole time about who she really was”

“Because she was afraid to tell me She was afraid I’d be disappointed But you made all her fears come true How did you even know Jules was TLG?”