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Chapter 77

Author: Crystal L
last update publish date: 2026-05-04 23:50:17

Mia

I shouldn’t have come out this late, that I knew very well… but I was also a mother, and I knew that I had responsibilities to take care of.

I pushed the cart slowly down the fluorescent-lit aisle, my eyes drifting over shelves without truly seeing what was in front of me. My body was here, the cool metal of the cart handle grounding me in the present. My mind… not so much. There were too many thoughts playing in my head, and the best part about it was that they revolved around one person…

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Tee
next chapter pleaseeee
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LeClair Glover
Absolutely! She’s a murdering psychopath!!
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Sandra Culler
I knew she was going to cause more problems. be careful Mia, I wish Nathan would just kill her already.
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