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Chapter 6

Author: Poetic_Glows
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JACQUELINE

7:00pm

“Jessica is in safe hands. I made sure of that. You can stop doing that now,” Jonathan said beside me. I hadn’t even realized I was tapping my foot until I abruptly stilled. Oh.

He slowly stood and extended a hand toward me.

“Walk with me,” he whispered.

I blinked up at him, surprised. I wanted to ask why he was being nice to me even though he had no reason to be, but I chose to swallow my words instead. His brow lifted slightly, silently urging me. With a quiet sigh, I slipped my hand into his. His grip was warm and steady as he gently pulled me to my feet.

“You don’t look okay,” he murmured as we began to walk slowly around the living room.

“And how can you tell?” I whispered back. He gave a small shrug, then intertwined his fingers with mine.

“I just can.”

I exhaled quietly.

“If this is about my parents, you don’t have to be scared,” he said softly.

“They might be strict, but they’re good people.”

I pressed my lips together and gave a slight nod. Of course, no
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