Page 65 of I See You

She swung with everything in her, the bat colliding with the glass in a final, deafening shatter.

Right as the office door burst open.

"Boss, is everything—" Gavin stopped mid-sentence, his eyes locking onto Sevyn.

His breath hitched.

Sevyn Love. The woman who was always poised, always polished, always professional at the firm’s events, standing proudly at Braxton’s side, the woman who carried herself with grace and confidence.

And yet, this was not that woman.

She stood in the center of ruin, bat in hand, tears streaking her face, her breath heavy.

He had never seen her like this before. And it unnerved him. Braxtonclearedhisthroat,straightening,hisvoiceforcedcalm, even as his eyes flickered with tension.

"We're good, Gavin. No need for security."

Sevyn let go. The bat dropped, hitting the floor with a heavy thud. The security jumped, hands gripping their guns, but Braxton lifted a hand, stopping them.

Sevyn didn’t flinch, didn’t fear their presence, didn’t acknowledge the way their fingers hovered near their weapons. She simply grabbed her purse, turned to Braxton one last time, and gave him a look so cold it could have frozen hell over.

Thenshewalkedout,herheelsclickingagainstthefloorlike she hadn’t just turned his entire world upside down. She didn’t care about the mess she left behind. She didn’t care about the security still gripping their guns. And she sure as hell didn’t care about what Braxton wanted with Hassan anymore.

She was done. She was broken. And this time—

It was to a point of no return.

Sevyn got into her car, and the second the door shut, it was like the dam of emotions finally burst open. The sob she had been holding backrippedthroughherchest,rawanduncontrollable.Shegripped the steering wheel tight, her knuckles white from the pressure, her body trembling as the reality of it all sank in.

The man she had loved, the man she had trusted with her heart, had been fucking her best friend for an entire month. She should have known. She should have seen the signs. She had always been ahead of the game, always calculated, aware, but this time? This time was different. And she hated herself for it.

She felt weak.

Only if she had led with her head instead of her heart, she wouldn’t have fallen for Braxton, wouldn’t have been blindsided by Ariel’s betrayal. But she didn’t. And now, she was shattering.

Her chest heaved, her cries growing louder as she turned on the car and sped out of the parking lot. The roar of the engine couldn’t drown out the sound of her broken heart, couldn’t mute the agony clawing at her insides.

A month. Thirty whole days.

How many times had Ariel sat across from her, pretending to be her best friend, while sleeping with the man Sevyn had planned a future with?

How many times had Braxton kissed her, touched her, laid in their bed, knowing he was already betraying her?

She wasn’t ready for this conversation. She thought she had been healing, thought she was moving on, but now? She was back at square one.

Sevyn had never crashed out like this before. She had never let emotions control her actions to this extent. And if this is what love did, if this is what trust led to—

She didn’t want any part of it anymore. She didn’t have a heart to love anymore, unless it was for family. Sevyn never wanted to feel like this again.

So shutting down was the only option.

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Sevyn pulled up to the clinic and cut the engine, gripping the steering wheel as she exhaled sharply. She had driven here faster than usual, barely aware of the streets passing her by. Rage and heartbreak had blinded her, making every red light feel nonexistent.

Herfirstsessionwasn’tforanotherhour,whichgavehertime to breathe—time to decompress from the whirlwind of emotions suffocating her. But the moment she reached for her bag, her phone rang, her mother’s name flashing on the screen.

Sevyn let it ring. She wasn’t in the mood to talk. And she damn sure wasn’t in the mood to hear anything about Braxton. She already knew her mother would bring him up, ask about their love that didn't existanymore, and that was the last thing she needed right now.

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