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Chapter 185

Penulis: Anney GW
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-03-25 17:09:48

Estelle’s POV

Chloe.

Her face on the sofa. One sock missing. Breath warm against my palm.

The image slammed into me and held.

I pressed my forehead back against my knees and dragged air into my lungs, slow and deliberate. My hands shook, but they stayed empty.

Chloe was alive. I was alive. My son was alive.

I’d never held him. I’d worn a black dress, sat in a pew, and said goodbye to a baby who was alive. The woman who ruined my life had bathed him, fed him, dressed him in tiny clothes while I’
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