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9: I need air
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2026-09-18 19:37:00CASSIE
The decision to visit Zoren comes as I jerk awake. After a warm shower, I stand in the kitchen of the Marlowe mansion, a half-finished cup of tea cooling between my hands.
I can’t spend another minute waiting for Zoren to come to me. If I stay inside these walls any longer, the careful distance I’m trying to build will collapse under the weight of my own thoughts. Besides, he risked his parents’ wrath for me. Why can’t I do the same?
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