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Chapter 41: The Weight of Questions
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2026-04-11 12:00:30Sam's POV
Smoke drifted slowly, just like Ethan's words stayed there.
“We need to talk, Sam. No more deflections.”
Just past the doorway he stayed, lamplight slicing angles over his skin. Tension held his jaw firm, muscles coiled like wire beneath fabric. Staring - unblinking - not mad but searching instead. Wanting answers buried somewhere behind my silence. Need pulsed quiet under every breath.
Thump thump went my heart, louder than I liked.
It w
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