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Chapter 26

Author: Comfort
last update publish date: 2026-05-26 04:30:37

Monday Morning, Brisbane

The apartment was empty.

The furniture was gone. The walls were bare. The windows looked out onto the jacaranda trees that Clara had loved, but they were not her trees anymore. They belonged to whoever would move in next.

Clara stood in the center of the living room, her suitcase at her feet, and let herself feel the weight of goodbye.

"You ready?" Imogen asked, appearing in the doorway with her own suitcase.

"Almost."

"Take your time."

Clara walked through the empty ro
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