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Chapter 30

ผู้เขียน: Kathy Pearl
last update ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-10-21 15:54:13

JEREMIAH'S POV

Tara.

My eyes widened in recognition. She looked just as shocked, stumbling on her feet like she might collapse. I stopped her before she could fall, and for a moment, time seemed to stop.

She looked breathtaking in the moonlight, even with tears clouding her eyes.

My heart actually skipped a beat, which was ridiculous. I was a grown man, not some teenager with his first crush.

"Mr. Finch," she whispered, and I stiffened.

"I told you not to call me that," I said automatically, but she said it again, louder this time.

She tried to pull away, but I found myself tugging her back.

"You're a stubborn one, aren't you?"

I didn't know why I was holding her like this. Something deep inside told me she needed it, I was about to ask what she was doing here when the tears came.

She started crying, deep wrenching sobs that shook her entire body.

The sound shocked me, I didn't know she could cry like this.

"I can't take it," she blubbered against my chest, her words broken
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