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Chapter 170 - Another Guilt

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CHAPTER 170

~Valerie's POV~

Xade finally looked me in the eyes again after I had looked away to hide the pain and saw the state I was in. 

His hand was gentle as he wiped away a tear with the back of his finger. "Oh, Valerie… shhh, don't cry."

"I didn't mean to reopen anything for him. I thought I was just asking questions."

"I know." His tone was soft. "But that's why you need to know us. All of us. Not just the smiles and battle scars but the things that truly made us—painful as they are."

"No," I shook my head weakly. "Axel's was already too much. Too raw."

He gave a small smile that didn't reach his eyes. "And yet, it was what shaped him. You may've heard the nickname—The Cocky Seducer."

I paused, unsue if I wanted to answer that buta fter a few seconds, I nodded.  

"Yes. After Sapphire, he stopped believing in love. He flirted. He charmed. But he never let anyone in again… until he met you."

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