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Chapter 139

Author: Amy
last update publish date: 2026-04-24 22:01:05

Clara

I didn’t mean to fall asleep, it just happened, slowly, like the weight of the day finally caught up with me.

One minute I was listening to the quiet rhythm of the room, aware of Jason sitting close by, and the next, my eyes were too heavy to keep open.

Sleep crept in gently, wrapping around me before I could resist it. Everything softened the sounds, the light, even my thoughts until I drifted off completely.

Somewhere in that haze between sleep and waking, I felt a shift beside m
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