"MUSIC RECOMMENDATION: HAILEY STEINFELD, WRONG DIRECTION.
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"I'm sorry, maybe some other time..."
The words echoed in Claudia's mind like a relentless drumbeat, drowning out all reason. She couldn't bear the sting of his rejection. The man standing before her looked like a complete stranger, he's not the Alanis she had met last week, he was not the same man she had met just yesterday during Harlow's wedding.
Alanis Hamilton stared at her now with distant, almost apathetic eyes. Once, those eyes had brimmed with love, a love so fierce and consuming that it had made her feel invincible. He had chased her relentlessly, adored her like she was his entire world. She remembered his words, his promises, and the way he begged to be with her.
He was always the one that chased her, now it's the other way around...
Her chest tightened as she watched his indifferent demeanor. How did things change?
