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chapter 17-The space Between Heartbeat

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The silence in the house was suffocating.

Ethan had barely moved from the living room floor.

His arms were curled around himself, his forehead resting against his knees. He didn’t know how long he’d been there, maybe. Time had lost all shape. All he could feel was the empty space Nathan used to fill.

The letter lay on the coffee table, its edges crumpled from where he’d gripped it too tightly. Nathan’s words had gutted him.

"I love you. But I have to go."

"I don’t know what the world will do with our truth, Ethan. I’m afraid it’s already started destroying us. I promise I will come back. When I can protect you, not endanger you."

But Ethan didn’t need protection. He needed Nathan.

A knock at the door startled him.

He staggered to his feet, heart hammering. For a moment, he imagined it was Nathan. That he’d come back already, changed his mind. That he hadn’t actually left him behind in the wreckage.

But when he opened the door, it wasn’t Nathan.

It was Michael.

“Shit,” Michael said wh
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    The silence in the house was suffocating.Ethan had barely moved from the living room floor. His arms were curled around himself, his forehead resting against his knees. He didn’t know how long he’d been there, maybe. Time had lost all shape. All he could feel was the empty space Nathan used to fill.The letter lay on the coffee table, its edges crumpled from where he’d gripped it too tightly. Nathan’s words had gutted him."I love you. But I have to go.""I don’t know what the world will do with our truth, Ethan. I’m afraid it’s already started destroying us. I promise I will come back. When I can protect you, not endanger you."But Ethan didn’t need protection. He needed Nathan.A knock at the door startled him.He staggered to his feet, heart hammering. For a moment, he imagined it was Nathan. That he’d come back already, changed his mind. That he hadn’t actually left him behind in the wreckage.But when he opened the door, it wasn’t Nathan.It was Michael.“Shit,” Michael said wh

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