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CHAPTER 32 – COULDN’T LEAVE

Author: Black Rose
last update publish date: 2026-06-17 17:35:31

JULIAN

I watched her walk away. I watched her disappear into her room. I watched the light inside go out. yet, I couldn’t bring myself to leave. I remained beneath the old tree, staring at the closed door as though it might suddenly open again. My entire body felt drained. What went wrong? My mind replayed every word I had spoken.

Every pause, every look, every mistake. I searched desperately for the moment everything fell apart. I wanted to find it. because If I knew what I had done wrong. I
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