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Chapter 108: The Boy Who Ran Away

Author: Sire Bliss
last update publish date: 2025-12-27 00:29:35
I waited until everyone was asleep.

It was past midnight when I finally heard Vivian’s door close, and heard Dad’s heavy footsteps stop moving around downstairs. The house settled into that deep quiet that only comes when everyone’s finally gone to bed.

I’d been lying in my bed fully dressed for two hours, my backpack packed and hidden under my covers. Waiting. Planning. Trying not to think about what I was about to do.

Running away.

I’d never done anything like this before. Never broken the
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