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Ch. 121 - The Things I Can't Keep

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Michael POV

I kicked in the door to Lucy's room, the sound of wood splintering like a gunshot through my skull.

"Lucy!" Her name tore from my throat, raw and feral.

But there was nothing in return.

The silence was immediate and suffocating. The kind of quiet that settles after something terrible has already happened. The room stood frozen, soft and undisturbed. Her sweater draped over the chair, a half-drunk glass of water by the bed. It looked like she'd just stepped out.

But I knew better, I felt it deep in my chest.

The scent of her shampoo still clung to the air, warm and sweet, like she was hiding in the corners. Like she might answer if I said her name again.

But she didn't and something inside me cracked. A breath shuddered loose from my chest, and I wasn't sure if I'd ever pull in another. I needed to find her, to make sure she never left my side again.

I turned to Paul and Vinnie just behind me, blocking the doorway like guards to a truth I didn't want.

My voice turned to ice
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