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Save The Child

Author: Domi_writes
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-25 21:10:01

Chloe’s POV

After pacing the room until my legs ached and my head felt like it was about to split open.

Step. Turn. Step. Turn.

Every second that passed felt stolen, stolen from Mira, from safety, from breath itself. My hands wouldn’t stop shaking, and no matter how many times I pressed them together, the fear refused to settle.

“Think, Chloe,” I muttered to myself. “Just think.”

Zoe had been quiet for a while, sitting on the edge of the bed, her elbows resting on her knees, her eyes fixed on the floor. Too quiet. That kind of silence that usually meant trouble, or brilliance.

Then suddenly, she stood.

“So he knows my face,” she said.

I stopped pacing and looked at her. “What?”

She turned fully toward me now, her eyes sharp, alive with something dangerous. “Clearly, we’re twins. Identical.”

My heart skipped. “Zoe…”

“But you’ve got that little scar from the trauma on your cheek,” I interrupted quickly, panic creeping into my voice. “He’d notice. He’s already suspicious.”

Zoe rolled he
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