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"Are you seriously telling me I can't come?"

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"You are the best thing that has ever happened to me."

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"Their lips meeting in a betrayal that shattered her world."

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"But my love for you surpasses my ability to face you and walk away on my own. I'll entrust time to unravel it all for me."

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"Maybe because of her, now, we both know that we can't live without each other."

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Sitting on a bench, she gazed up at the sky, taking deep breaths to calm herself, letting her emotions flow freely with each tear shed.

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"Ten,

Nine,

Eight,

Seven,

Six,

Five,

Four,

Three,

Two,

One...

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"Remember, it's not just about you. Your family in Greece? They're not safe either. I have a little surprise waiting for them."

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"If one of us pulls the trigger, we seal our fates in death's embrace."

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"A promise is a promise."

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"There are three truths, my truth, your truth, and the truth."

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«P R O L O G U E»

"When you hate someone, just know that you will try to do everything to end them, when they hurt you, you're gonna break them. That's how life works, if you wanna survive, you have to chase, or they'll mistook you as a prey." Crook said.

"When you harbor that deep-seated hatred, it's like a fire burning inside you, consuming every thought, every action," Crook mused, his voice low and ominous.

"You see, revenge becomes your only language, your every move calculated to bring about their downfall. It's a cold, cruel world out there, Jane. Survival means playing the game, hunting instead of being hunted," Crook explained, his words dripping with a chilling truth.

"And when the pain becomes unbearable, when betrayal cuts deep, your instincts kick in. Your mind races ahead, trying to shield your heart from the impending storm, a battle between logic and emotion," Crook revealed, his demeanor a mix of calculated strategy and hidden vulnerability.

"When they try to hurt you, you wanna break them, when they hate you, you hate them, and when you hate them you're gonna end them."

"When he hurt me I ran away, because my mind knew something my heart didn't want to proceed..."