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Chapter 165 First Fire (Sabrina POV)

Author: Trendsterchum Chronicles
last update publish date: 2026-02-13 23:34:59

“Why does heartbreak always sound like a dare instead of an ending?”

The words slipped from my lips before I could stop them, whispered into the stillness of my tiny apartment like a confession meant for the walls. The city outside hummed with distant traffic, but inside, everything felt suspended—breath, time, pain, hope—caught between what I had lost and what I didn’t yet know how to build.

I stared at the blank sketchpad in front of me.

Blank, just like my future.

Or maybe… not.

I exhaled sl
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