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Chapter 41: Following me

作者: Neerfa
last update 公開日: 2026-04-20 00:00:24

Ethan’s POV

It’s been three days.

Three whole days of taking care of Adrian—feeding him, changing his bandages, arguing with him like he isn’t half-injured and still stubborn as hell.

And three days of pretending nothing happened that night. Because apparently… for him, nothing did. He doesn’t remember.

Not the way he held me. Not the way his voice sounded—so soft it didn’t even feel like him. Not the way I… let myself forget everything and just felt.

Maybe it was the medication. The heavy dosa
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