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My new phone buzzed again, the signal for my other secret phone number that Carter had gifted me a few days ago. I didn't have to check its content to know it was another message about not reading or taking the article seriously. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, controlling my rage not at Carter but at the entire universe.
As soon as Carter left my office on Monday evening, I knew our path together would be paved with thorns from now on. And although I thought I had prepared well for the upcoming flood of information, photos, and gossip, I had to admit defeat. Even though my heart knew that none of it was true, it ached as I looked through the photos of the beautiful, in-love couple laughing for the cameras on every gossip website.
I had to admit that Madison was great
