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Chapter Thirty: The Days After You
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2025-05-21 20:02:58
Jhumie_writesThis chapter was one of the hardest to write, because heartbreak that doesn’t have a name is sometimes the most painful kind. Ivy is grieving something she can’t even claim as hers, and that ache, that hollow, suffocating ache, is so human. So many of us have felt it; the loss of a “what if,” the silence after something forbidden but unforgettable. Thank you for feeling this story with me. We’re approaching the edge of everything now. Keep holding on. – With love, JW
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