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Chapter 16: It’s Too Late.

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-09-25 23:02:10

JAMES'S POV

I needed to get out of that room.

“I’ll let you rest,” I told Avery as I got up from the chair. She gave a small nod, and I walked out before she could say anything else.

The door jammed behind me, but her words stayed in my head as I walked down the hall. I wasn’t sure what to believe anymore.

Still, I couldn’t forget what I remembered from that day. I was there. I remembered the river, Avery standing there instead of helping me, and what happened after I went under.

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