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***Sandy's POV***
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I freeze the moment his words hit me, my heart pounding so loud it drowns out everything else. Clinton knows. He knew now my secret. My breath catches, and panic sets in, twisting tight in my chest. This wasn’t supposed to happen—he wasn’t supposed to find out, not ever. I planned to keep Cloudy hidden; to shield him from all the chaos his father would bring into our lives. But now, the secret I swore I’d take to my grave is out, and I feel like everything I’ve worked so hard to protect is unraveling.
His eyes are full of questions—questions I can’t bear to answer, I don't know, maybe—and the hurt there... I wasn’t prepared for that. Guilt rises in me, thick and suffocating, but I shove it down. I had my reasons. I have my reasons. Yet, seeing the way he l
