~~PEYTON~~
I am the worst woman to exist on this planet Earth. I am such a screw-up and a hypocrite. I hate Odin for loving someone else while being married to me, and now I am doing the same thing, but in a different way. I mess up big time.
I expected Axel to use his leverage to finally demand what I dread. I thought he would rage, insist I quit my job, or even forbid me from being in the same room as Raphael—anything to immediately cut off the proximity that is making things complicated. He is supposed to be possessive, decisive. Instead, when I ask him later if I should step away from my position, he just gave me that calm, unsettling smile.
"Quitting your job won't change anything, Peyton. It only proves you're still running."
He is right, and that's why it is so terrifying.
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