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CHAPTER 84

CHARLENE'S POV

"I'm sorry…"

There were tears running down his face, and there was no mistaking it this time. His eyes showed it clearly. He was trying to hold back tears, but they just kept coming, streaming down his cheeks in tiny rivers. His shoulders started shaking, as if he wanted to break out sobbing but couldn't allow himself to. And just when I thought he wasn't going to say anything else.

"I–I love you, Charlene."

The words were barely audible, but they sent a wave of warmth through me regardless. And I couldn't suppress a small laugh. I took his hand.

"What's funny?" he sniffled.

My expression softened. "That is funny. What you said."

But he only looked confused. "What do you mean 'what did I say?'

"When you asked what happened in the dream last night, you sounded so sad, Jaxton."

I continued to tease him with light humor, trying to distract him from the fact that I was crying too. It worked. A small smile appeared on his lips as he wiped away one last tear that ran
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