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Chapter 12

Author: Fanny S
last update publish date: 2025-09-29 13:39:08
Alicia's POV

I'd been sitting in the living room for hours when Edward's car came into the drive, the sound muted in the late evening quiet.

The afternoon had passed in a strange kind of numbness. After returning from the hospital, I went to our bedroom to put away the few things I'd packed for th
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