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HALEY
I still couldn’t believe I’d done it again. I’d fallen for a guy who pretended to be someone he wasn’t. Every damn time, I thought I knew who I was getting involved with, and every damn time, I was wrong.
But none hurt quite this much. Because none mattered quite this much. Dawson, and every man before him, had been men I wanted to love. Men I thought I loved. Men I was hoping to fall in love with because it would have meant I wasn’t alone.
None of them were Knox. None of them was close to how I felt about him.
When I showed up at Dawson’s house, I was shocked. Hurt, sure, but surprised. I had no clue, and I felt stupid for trusting him. For believing he could have been the one.
This time… This time I just felt numb. Like after an injury where your body protects you from the
