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Chapter 24

Author: Morgan Chase
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-10 21:29:47

Emma's POV

The doorbell rang like a divine signal. Salvation in the form of carbohydrates. I opened the door to find a guy in a suit with an expression about as lively as a door and a huge thermal bag.

"Authorized deliveries," he said, in a tone that suggested his only emotion was having memorized the manual.

"Thank you." I closed the door with my foot and lifted the bag. "Soph, come here! I think they sent the whole menu. It's heavy and smells amazing."

I tossed the bag onto the dining table and started unpacking. They really didn't skimp. "Look at this. They're even celebrating our house arrest with class."

It was when I lifted my head to call Sophia again that I saw her. She hadn't moved from the sofa. She was hunched forward, elbows on her knees, her face buried in her hands. The new cell phone—that sinister brick—was lying on the floor beside her foot.

The excitement I was forcing evaporated instantly.

"Sweetie?" My voice came out softer. I put down the cheese breadstick I was op
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