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Chapter 14: Emery's POV

Author: Cara Mia
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-28 05:21:30

After my conversation with Leo, I left him to finish his dinner while I rolled my suitcase down the hall to Grandparent’s old room which has become my room. Somehow, it looked both bigger and smaller than I remembered. The room had a small bathroom attached and a door that led out to a small, covered patio. After showering and brushing my teeth, I got in bed, closed my eyes but couldn't sleep. I tossed and turned for almost an hour, hoping and praying that sleep would overtake me. Nothing. The outside world was cloaked in a gray darkness. Screw it.

I got up, wrapped myself in a bathrobe, then stepped out onto the patio, tucking my phone into the pocket of the robe as I went. The West Virginia air was warm, even at night. A humid breeze swept over the grass in the backyard as I stepped off the patio, the moonlight illuminated the ancient oak tree, and I laughed in delight when I saw the wooden swing hanging from a thick branch. I’d spent hours swinging on it when I was little.

“Oh, wow
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