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Chapter 99. Pillow Fort

Author: J Cruz
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-09-14 21:36:37

Samuel POV

I was losing her.

When Shan told me that she was moving on from me, I saw no hint of sadness in her tone. Only acceptance.

There was a finality to her voice that had stirred something inside me.

Fear.

It was the first time I felt that way about her.

For the last six years or so, Shan had always been on my side like a dependable protege. She goes wherever I go.

But now, she is slowly slipping away from me.

Panic rose within me, but I quelled it.

She had had enough of my selfishness.

Shan needed a friend, and I could be that to her right now.

“You can’t stay in that recliner. You will complain of sore muscles later.”

I patted the bed beside me and hoped that she would relent.

She had been trying to keep herself together for most of the day, and while she said she was in the process of moving on away from me, I knew that she needed a sturdy chest to lean on.

She needed me, whether she admits it or not.

“Please.”

Hesitation was written all over her face, but I did not press.

I
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