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An unexpected guest

Author: Liz
last update publish date: 2026-01-27 18:59:25

Chapter 14

I stayed in the car longer than I should have.

My hands gripped the steering wheel tighter. I hated this feeling, it felt like weakness. My emotions were dragging me backward, like I was undoing all the progress I had fought so hard for. I hit the steering wheel again and again. Why did it feel like Drew was still in control of me, even when he wasn’t here? How many times did I have to tell myself I was done with the past, only to keep going back? I felt like a fool.

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