Chapter 101

• Mia slumped in the dimly lit bar, her forehead pressed against the cool wooden table as her phone buzzed incessantly with texts from Liam. The weight of her restraint was crushing her - she yearned to reach out and console the man she loved, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. The anguish swirled in her chest like the whiskey she'd been drowning herself in all evening.
• As she gazed blankly at the screen, the words blurred together in a haze of blue light, her sight blurry. Her phone slipped from her limp fingers, landing with a soft thud on the floor as she succumbed to the darkness, her world going black.
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