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Aurora Damn Jonathan. I curse him under my breath for the whole time I’m stuck in traffic. The tyrant is bent on getting me out of sorts. He gets off on seeing me helpless, defenceless, and completely at his mercy. Not that he has any. He’s sadistic to a fault. And you enjoy every second of it. Hell, you’re looking forward to tonight like you’ve never looked forward to anything before. I shoo that intrusive voice away and release a breath when I finally arrive at my flat. Paul called to tell me I had another package. Since I was already late, I texted Layla to carry on with the morning factory meeting without me and fill me in later. I can’t miss any chance to know more about Alicia. I snooped through all the books in her room and even the library. She often circled and underlined words in red. Sometimes, she scribbled words like: I wish you didn’t save me. The worst thing you can do to a life is suffocate it. A crime is a secret. Bury them all. The more I read, the deeper the hole bet