Don’t expect me not to fall for you."
That was the last thing he said… before he walked away and left me standing in the rain — cold, confused, and completely shaken.
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Arielle Brooks – POV
His voice kept echoing in my head like a broken record.
> “Don’t expect me not to fall for you.”
What did that even mean?
Was it a warning? A confession? Or just another twisted move in whatever game Xavier Knight was playing with my life?
By the time I got back to my aunt’s house, I was drenched. She asked questions, but I gave short answers. I didn’t know how to explain that the boy I was fake-married to had just kissed me with fire — and then walked away like nothing happened.
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Aunt May – POV
Arielle didn’t say much when she came in, but I knew something was off.
She always kept t
