The night was dark, and the ocean lay still. Selena glanced at the sleeping Aaron beside her before carefully slipping out of bed and heading to another room. Her ankle still hurt, and she moved cautiously.

With one wrong step, she put too much pressure on it, causing her to wince in pain.

Once she closed the door behind her, she pulled out her phone and sent a message to Aveline.

"Are you still awake, babe?" she typed.

Aveline quickly replied, "I'm up. Isn't it the middle of the night over there? Why aren't you sleeping?"

"I'm exhausted, but I need to tell you something," Selena wrote back.

Aveline immediately called her.

"Hello?" Selena answered quietly, glancing nervously at the door, afraid that Aaron might suddenly appear.

Aveline, picking up on her cautious tone, spoke softly. "What's going on?"

don't need to whisper. I've

laughed, too. "Oh, right. So, what happened?

a deep breath. "I told him everything. He got really mad, stormed out, and didn't talk to me. For a minute, I thought

spoke again.

talked things over with Maria. "I figured Maria was right. This was something that needed to be dealt with, and I couldn't keep hiding it. If he found out on his own, it could have been way worse." "That makes sense. At

a smug laugh but quickly caught herself, clamping a hand over her mouth as she glanced toward the door again. Feeling safe, she whispered, "I've got everything under control. If

laughed again. "You

to wake you. Now that I've told you, it feels like a weight's been lifted off

you, there's nothing left to worry about. Go enjoy the rest of your

Selena said,

saying, "I'm heading to

good night," Aveline

let out a deep

given her

master bedroom, where Aaron still lay in the same position. Despite his usual relaxed demeanor, he slept with a military-like precision, straight

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