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Chapter 86

Author: Jess Dawson
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-06-16 20:30:29

Xander's POV

I wake to the soft sound of the front door closing, the kind of noise that gently pulls you from the edge of sleep but doesn’t jar you awake. For a moment, I keep my eyes closed, savouring the warmth and comfort of the position I’m in. It hasn’t been long, maybe forty minutes, tops but I feel surprisingly refreshed. My thoughts, usually a whirlwind of noise, are strangely quiet. For once, there’s a sense of peace, and I really don’t want this moment to end.

Dad’s heavy footsteps echo from the hallway, the familiar sound getting closer, but I don’t move just yet. I focus on my surroundings, the slow, steady heartbeats of the others around me, their deep, even breathing. Seems like I’m not the only one who’s drifted off.

As much as I want to stay asleep, I force myself to sit up, slowly opening my eyes just as Dad steps into the room. He stops in his tracks, scanning the sce

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