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CHAPTER 14 - STRANGER

Author: Grownup barbie
last update publish date: 2026-07-15 18:52:54

*Jace's POV*

"I'm sorry, who are you?"

The words didn't land right away. They just sat there, hanging in the air of the classroom, while Jace stood there with his arms still half around a boy who wasn't hugging him back.

"Ezra." He said the name again, like saying it twice would fix something. "It's me."

"I got that part." Ezra's voice stayed level, almost bored, like he was explaining something to a kid. "I still don't know who you are."

Someone in the back of the room laughed — a short, disbe
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