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008 - Dangerously Close To Jealousy

Author: Dchenemi
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DARIUS

I spent the whole afternoon locked in my study, staring at contracts and financial reports that might as well have been written in a foreign language. My mind kept wandering to empty closets and suitcases, to the way Sera's eyes had looked right through me at the hospital.

The numbers on my computer screen blurred together. I rubbed my temples, trying to focus, but it was useless. My work efficiency was complete garbage today.

By evening, I gave up pretending to be productive and went to find Luna.

She was sitting at the kitchen table, picking at her dinner with a fork. Maria had made her favorite—mac and cheese with little hot dog pieces—but she was just pushing it around her plate.

"Not hungry, sweetheart?" I sat down next to her, my chest tight at the sad look on her face.

"Where's Mommy?" she asked in a small voice. "She always cuts my hot dogs into stars."

I looked down at the round slices on her plate. Such a tiny thing, but it mattered to her. "She had to go
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