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Auteur: Amaka
last update Date de publication: 2026-04-17 22:11:03

đŸ–€ Alexandra đŸ–€

I didn’t break eye contact with him as I asked the question, because this was not something I wanted softened or dressed up nicely.

“How many months before you die?” I said, my voice calm, steady, like I was asking for a business timeline and not the expiry date of a human being.

Jacob didn’t flinch. Not even a little.

“Two months,” he responded with no hesitation, no drama, no pity in his tone, and for a second something about that annoyed me more than it should have, because i
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Angelamarie
Well that shut him up, good on her. Jacob started this, someone else did something and she is going to enjoy the rewards.
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