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Ethan's pov

“He turned himself in.”

Her face molded into one of confusion before fading back to normal.

“Yes, he told me he would. I just didn't expect him to actually go on with it.”

She said, each word coming out more tense than the last.

“I know, I was surprised to. But he did and he is no doubt going to be there for a very long time.”

She started packing the toys into a plastic basket.

“Well, I lost him for this long, what's a few extra years ?.”

“I'm sorry.”

“For what, you didn't kill som
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