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Holding it Together

Author: Liz
last update publish date: 2026-03-20 23:39:54

Chapter 74

I stood in front of the mirror for a while after dressing up. My hair was still a bit damp, falling over my shoulders, and my face looked… tired.

Not just tired.

I felt drained, like everything in me had been pulled out and left empty.

I wanted nothing more than to lie in my bed and shut my mind off, but Alice was cooking for me, I hadn’t seen my kids today, and Harry was still waiting downstairs.

Get yourself together, Alia, I whispered under my breath.

I couldn’t afford to break do
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