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Chapters (63)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. A NOTE TO THE READER
  4. Chapter One
  5. Chapter Two
  6. Chapter Three
  7. Chapter Four
  8. Chapter Five
  9. Chapter Six
  10. Chapter Seven
  11. Chapter Eight
  12. Chapter Nine
  13. Chapter Ten
  14. Chapter Eleven
  15. Chapter Twelve
  16. Chapter Thirteen
  17. Chapter Fourteen
  18. Chapter Fifteen
  19. Chapter Sixteen
  20. Chapter Seventeen
  21. Chapter Eighteen
  22. Chapter Nineteen
  23. Chapter Twenty
  24. Chapter Twenty-One
  25. Chapter Twenty-Two
  26. Chapter Twenty-Three
  27. Chapter Twenty-Four
  28. Chapter Twenty-Five
  29. Chapter Twenty-Six
  30. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  31. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  32. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  33. Chapter Thirty
  34. Chapter Thirty-One
  35. Chapter Thirty-Two
  36. Chapter Thirty-Three
  37. Chapter Thirty-Four
  38. Chapter Thirty-Five
  39. Chapter Thirty-Six
  40. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  41. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  42. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  43. Chapter Forty
  44. Chapter Forty-One
  45. Chapter Forty-Two
  46. Chapter Forty-Three
  47. Chapter Forty-Four
  48. Chapter Forty-Five
  49. Chapter Forty-Six
  50. Chapter Forty-Seven
  51. Chapter Forty-Eight
  52. Chapter Forty-Nine
  53. Chapter Fifty
  54. Chapter Fifty-One
  55. Chapter Fifty-Two
  56. Chapter Fifty-Three
  57. Chapter Fifty-Four
  58. Chapter Fifty-Five
  59. Chapter Fifty-Six
  60. Free eBook
  61. Also by Alexa Rivers
  62. Acknowledgments
  63. About the Author

“Yeah.” He caught my eye. “That’s when I knew I needed to step up my game.”

“So, you started stalking me?” What happened to asking someone out? Not that I’d have said yes, of course, and perhaps he knew that.

He leaned forward, his gaze cold. “I figured it would go one of two ways. Either you’d like the attention, or you’d be freaked out and need comfort, which I’d be right there to provide. I didn’t expect you to get on a plane and fly halfway around the fucking world.”

I felt sick. All this time, I’d thought my problems could be attributed to some crazy fan, but it turned out the culprit had been much closer to home. I’d trusted him. Welcomed him into our lives. Let him fool me.

Tyler sat on the edge of the bed, never taking his eyes off me. “Now, thanks to you, I’m going to have to find another way to play this.” He bit his lip, and for a second, he looked like the boy I’d known years ago. A bit lost. In over his head. “I don’t want to hurt you. All I’ve ever wanted is to love you, but you just wouldn’t love me back.” He punctuated the statement by thumping a fist onto the bare mattress. “I’ve taken care of you. I’d have given you everything you ever wanted, but you never loved me.”

Thoughts flew through my mind, one on top of the other. Jumbled. Desperate.

But it all came back to a single, unavoidable truth: Tyler was obsessed with me. He didn’t want to hurt me, he just wanted to have me to himself. I was an actress. I could make him believe his dream might come true. My life depended on it.

“I do love you,” I said quickly, my voice raspy because of the dryness in my throat. “I’ve loved you for a long time, I just wasn’t sure if you felt the same way, and when you got a girlfriend, I assumed you didn’t.”

“I don’t believe you.” His tone was flat. “I looked for any hint you might have feelings for me a thousand times. I analyzed every word and action. But I never saw anything. Besides.” He dropped his trump card. “If you supposedly love me so much, why would you fly ten thousand miles to reunite with an asshole who doesn’t deserve you?”