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Chapter 36

Author: Yram gaiL
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We were just walking around the park, going in slow circles. It was starting to get crowded as the sun dipped lower in the sky. The Christmas lights blinked to life one by one, and the air smelled like roasted chestnuts and fried street food.

Jazper Ray wandered from stall to stall beside me, eyes wide like a kid at a fair.

“I can’t believe how cheap everything is,” he said, holding up a hand-knit scarf. “No wonder people love coming here. I want to do this every year.”

I smiled and handed him the black mask I’d picked out earlier. It only covered the top half of his face, up to the nose. “Here. Wear this.”

We stopped in front of a small stall decorated with silver tinsel and glowing lanterns. Jazper Ray took the mask from my hand without question. He didn’t ask why. He just trusted me.

“Like this, Mrs. Gibson?” he asked, slipping it on.

I gave him a look. “You look perfectly gorgeous, Jazper Ray. Even with half your face hidden.”

Without missing a beat, he picked up a silver mask and
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