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CHAPTER 008 No more games

Auteur: Royal Jay
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—Sophia

After the visit with Ethan, everything seems blurry. He had left without saying another word, without even sparing a glance, and yet, something was not right, I couldn’t shake off that feeling .

It wasn’t just the sudden tension in his eyes, or the coldness that lingered in his absence—it was a nagging sense of inevitability, like the calm before a storm.

Everything had changed. I had no doubt about that. I could feel the weight of the situation bearing down on me every second, every breath. But what was I supposed to do now? How could I control this new, unfamiliar reality?

The baby inside me seemed to grow with every passing hour, its presence so real now that I couldn’t ignore it. I wasn’t sure how to feel anymore. I wasn’t sure about anything anymore.

Lindsay never gave up on checking in, the more I appreciated her, I felt like a shell of myself. I could see the eagerness in her to help, but she didn’t understand. No one could understand—not really.

The baby i
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