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Chapter 17: Baby Chills

Author: Jessy Kay
last update publish date: 2026-04-15 04:15:04

(Alex’s POV)

The icy-cold water ran down my face in steady streams.

It hit my skin and slid down my body, soaking everything, but it did nothing to calm the storm inside me.

I stood under the shower, both hands braced against the tiled wall, my head lowered, eyes closed, breathing hard.

I tried to steady myself, still thinking about what I had just done.

No matter how much I tried to make sense of it, I just couldn’t.

It still didn’t feel real.

I hit him.

I had hit my son.

I let out a shaky bre
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