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By day, I was Edward's secretary; by night, his hookup. Then one night, he pushed me away. "Clean up and leave. Don't come again," he said, his voice colder than I'd ever heard. He was engaged to Charlotte—perfect, pampered, delicate. At that moment, I saw the truth. I'd only ever been his practice, a shadow he used to prepare for someone else's light. As the door closed behind him, I finally let the illusion die—and with it, the last of my love.