Chloe’s POV

Everything after the words You all lied to me felt unreal.

Like I was walking inside someone else’s body.

Someone else’s nightmare.

Gold reached me first, gripping my arm gently but firmly, helping me up and whispering, “Let’s go. You don’t need to stay here another second.”

I nodded numbly, wiping my tears with shaking fingers. My throat burned from holding back sobs, but I refused to break in front of them anymore. Not again. Not tonight.

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