Gavin’s POV
“What the fuck do you mean you were a spy?” I asked, feeling my temper rising as I stared at her.
She bit her lower lip and nibbled on it gently.
“Levi Churchill hired me,” she admitted, furrowing my brows as I stared at her. “He’s after your company secrets, Gavin. I was young and weak at the time. I did whatever he wanted me to do. So, I pretended to be a nurse and stuck by your side, while collecting data.”
I was dumbstruck by her admittance. I pulled away from her, hurt by what she was saying. I had fallen for her back then; I was prepared to get down on one knee and propose marriage to this girl. But instead, she had been playing me.
“Was any of it real?” I asked her, my tone hardening as my eyes narrowed. “Any of the feelings you felt for me… any of the stuff that you had said to me… was it all fake? Part of the game you were playing to appease my enemy?” With each question I asked, my voice rose even more.
Tears filled her eyes, and she tried hard to blink them away, but they were still evident.
“I never expected to fall for you,” she whispered brokenly. “Once I did… once I knew I was in too deep, I knew I needed to get out.”
“So, you faked your own death,” I whispered. It wasn’t a question, just a statement.
She nodded her head, her teeth digging into her bottom lip.
“Yes,” she whispered. “I faked my own death. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. I had to take lives in order to make that happen and make you believe that I was gone for good. I wanted to come back to you so many times and confess everything, but I was too afraid... too weak.”
“And now?” I asked, unable to look her in the eyes any longer. “Why are you back now?”
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