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Chapter 23

Author: Deewrites
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-09 00:22:38

KAIA'S POV:

There’s a strange kind of ache in my body the next morning. It’s not the kind of pain I’m used to - not the hollow sting of loneliness or the bruises from the past I try not to remember.

This is different. Earned. Tangible. It lingers in my shoulders, my arms, the soles of my feet... a reminder that I’m no longer helpless.

I stretch, wincing slightly, and glance at the clock. 7:04 AM. The house is quiet except for the distant hum of birds outside and someone clanking around in the kitchen.

Ezra, probably. He has a tendency to burn toast like it's a skill.

I throw on leggings, a sports bra, and an oversized hoodie before padding downstairs.

Sure enough, Ezra is fighting with the toaster. His hair is a mess, and he’s got a butter knife in one hand, poking the machine like it personally offended him.

“I don’t think violence will make it work faster,” I murmur.

He jumps and turns, grinning. “Morning, tiny terror. Sleep well?”

I shrug. “As well as I can with
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