Olivia Addams - Fool Me Once | 1 Hour ★

As she pushed through the heavy oak doors and stepped out into the rain, the muffled sound of the music followed her. She felt lighter than she had in years. The cycle was broken, the credits were rolling, and for the first time, she wasn't waiting for the sequel.

"Fool me once, shame on you," she whispered, the lyrics of the song finally surfacing in her mind like a mantra. "But you’ve tried for a hundred, Julian. I’m just cutting the cord before we hit the limit." Olivia Addams - Fool Me Once | 1 Hour

Three years. That’s how long she’d played the role of the forgiving partner. She had mastered the art of believing the unbelievable: the "lost" phone chargers, the "late nights at the office" that smelled like expensive gin and cheap perfume, and the desperate, practiced apologies that followed every discovery. As she pushed through the heavy oak doors

"Elena, thank God," he said, sliding onto the stool next to her. "The car wouldn't start, and then my phone—" "Died?" Elena finished for him, her voice eerily calm. "Fool me once, shame on you," she whispered,

She stood up, leaving the key and the full glass of whiskey on the bar. "There’s nothing left to say that hasn't been lied about already."

"Elena, wait, let’s talk about this," he pleaded, reaching for her hand.