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Chapter 13

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Natalie’s POV

I tried to stay numb as Becks drove, but my thoughts relentlessly crashed through the walls I had built up. No matter how hard I fought, I kept remembering the lie I’d told Lucas—that I was relieved about the miscarriage. My stomach turned, and I fought the tremor in my hands.

The car slowed, and I snapped my attention to the outside. I hadn’t even realized we’d reached the destination until Becks cut the engine. I looked at her, expecting her to reassure me, but she was already stepping out, a wide grin plastered across her face.

“What is this?” I murmured under my breath, my eyes scanning the neighborhood in disbelief.

I couldn’t move. I wouldn’t.

There was no way Becks had brought me here, not after everything. I remembered all the times she mentioned a “perfect” sanctuary, but this? This was no sanctuary—it was a palace.

Becks’ cheerful voice snapped me out of my spiral, “You coming?” Her smile faltered when I didn’t move.

I shook my head, but I couldn’t speak
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