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Suddenly, a powerful arm grabs my arm and whirls me around. The power of it is so strong it jerks me off balance and I almost fall, but I right myself and look at him with furious eyes.

“You knew he was there,” I rage breathlessly. “You set it up.” “Yes,” he admits calmly.

“Why?” I cry.

“There was no other way to get through to you. When it comes to him you’re blind.”

I lift my hand and strike him across the face. He doesn’t move. I watch my handprint leave a white mark that fills quickly with red.

We stand there staring at each other. I’m panting hard and feeling hurt and shocked while he looks down at me, his eyes expressionless, a muscle in his jaw throbbing madly.

“You tricked me. How could you do that? We were supposed to celebrate my first ever success. I thought we were going to have a lovely dinner together.” My voice trembles with emotion.

He closes his eyes and exhales. “I’m sorry, Star.”

“If you just wanted to humiliate me why did you get me to dress up? So I could look lik
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