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Chapter 38

Author: Onyi Umeh
last update publish date: 2026-03-07 04:51:03

Edwin’s POV

The apartment was quiet when Daniel arrived that night,too quiet, the kind that made every small sound feel amplified. Ruby had gone to bed early after dinner, claiming homework but really just needing space to process the day. Mom was asleep in her room, the oxygen machine humming its steady lullaby through the cracked door. The living-room lamp cast a soft yellow pool over the couch where I sat, knees drawn up, staring at nothing.

Daniel knocked once,soft, deliberate,then let hims
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