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CHAPTER 35: DAY ONE OF TRUTH

Author: L.NOCTURE
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-07-10 16:27:21

Morning arrived without softness again.

But this time, something had changed in the house.

It wasn’t quieter.

It was sharper.

Like the silence was now waiting for something to happen inside it.

Amelia woke earlier than usual.

She didn’t need an alarm.

Her mind hadn’t truly slept.

Ten days.

That was the agreement she had made.

Ten days of truth.

And somehow, that felt heavier than the idea of leaving entirely.

She sat up slowly, one hand instinctively resting on her stomach.

The baby kicked fain
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