RAGNAR’S POVHearing those words spill from Thalia’s mouth felt like a physical blow to the chest. Shock didn't even begin to cover the cold, hollow sensation that settled deep in my gut. I stared at her, my mind spinning as her accusation hung heavily in the space between us. It felt like the ground beneath my feet was dissolving, pulling me down into a trap I hadn't even seen coming.When I finally recovered from the sheer shock of it, I tried to talk, my voice cracking under the sudden weight of the betrayal. “Thalia, you don't understand, let me…”“Don't fucking lie to me anymore.” Thalia yelled, her voice raw as she cut me off completely. The sheer pain and fury in her tone sliced right through me. Before I could even protest, she lunged forward, shoving against my chest with all the strength she had left in her small body. “You have been lying to me all this time, Ragnar, and I am so sick of believing you. Every single time I let my guard down, every single time I think we ar
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