IVAN

A bet that was never meant to be serious. A girl he never wanted to lose.

For Ivan, it was just a bet - to win Madison over and prove he could. But as the game went on, he found himself falling for her in a way he never anticipated.

When the truth comes out, not only his lie but his heart is on the line.

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"Madi, please."
Ivan's bottom lip trembled.
His eyes were red and swollen with tears.
"You... you're the only thing I have left," he whispered, reaching to touch my arm.

"Don't touch me, Ivan."
God, I hated myself.
I knew it would end like this.

"Madi, I love you."
"How many times have you said that to me and actually meant it?"
I stared expectantly into his brown eyes.
The same eyes that had deceived me from the very first day.