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Chapter 17: Relief? No.

Author: Willow's Ink
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-11 21:45:51
As much as Devon hated to admit it, something inside him felt... relieved.

Not that Damian’s death was a relief—nothing could ever make that right—but the suffocating weight of the secret he carried, the fear of it being exposed, was finally gone.

For a fleeting moment, Devon allowed himself to feel it—the relief that he no longer had to hide, no longer had to worry about being found out. But just as quickly, the guilt followed, crashing over him like a wave, drowning out the fleeting sense of freedom. Damian was dead. He was never going to have a chance to explain, to apologize, to make things right.

Anabelle’s voice broke through his thoughts. “You don’t understand, Devon,” she whispered, her eyes full of sorrow and anger. “You don’t understand what this feels like. He was everything to me. I lost him... and I’m not sure how to live with that.”

The words hit Devon like a punch to the gut. He opened his mouth to speak, to say something—anything—but all that came out was a str
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