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Chapter 145 — Full Circle

Author: Jane James
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Chapter 145 — Full Circle

It was quiet in the house.

The kind of silence that didn’t ache but settled, like dusk after a storm.

I stood at the window, watching the golden leaves flutter from the trees onto the stone pathway. Cambridge has always been beautiful in the fall. This time, I didn’t see it as a backdrop to grief, but as a living painting—one that mirrored the end of a long, harrowing season of my life.

Noah was upstairs, packing the last of his things. He was taller now, seventeen and finally growing into the space his father had once occupied—physically and otherwise. There were remnants of Daniel in him, yes: the arch of his brow, the stubbornness when pushed too far. But Noah had also become his own person, shaped by fire, loss, and clarity.

We no longer argued. Not like before. He didn’t flinch from my affection, nor did he try to test me with icy glares and long silences. Somewhere in between the therapy sessions, the sleepless nights, and the brok
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