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Chapter 18: The Second Time

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Chapter 18 : The Second Time

(Zara POV)

When I got inside that night, Jane was already asleep on the couch with the TV still on low volume and her phone half falling off her chest. I stood there for a moment, just looking at her, wondering how she could look so peaceful when my own chest felt like it had been left slightly open all evening.

I didn’t wake her. I just switched off the TV, took her phone, and placed it on the table before going into my room.
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