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CHAPTER 12

Author: Didi Adeyemi
last update publish date: 2026-03-22 19:58:23

WILLOW

I nearly drop my phone when I see Tessa leaning against the counter, waiting for me. How had she known to follow me?

I remember Jane. I had told her about the front row seats. Tessa must have been watching me like a hawk to have noticed when I’d gotten up to leave.

Having gotten over my initial shock, I try to ignore her. I approach the sink and turn the faucet on.

“Why are you doing this?” Tessa comes up behind me. She’s staring at me in the mirror, her lips flattened in a disproving li
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