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Chapter 65

Author: Cat Reed
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-27 21:28:15

Azalea's POV

“So what are you thinking of doing now?” Lara asked softly as her hands worked gently against my tense shoulders.

We were seated in my living room, but it didn’t feel like home anymore. I had left the office the moment she arrived, unable to hold myself together any longer.

I ended up spilling everything to her every detail, every fear, every ounce of confusion pressing on my chest. Nothing was left unsaid.

“I don’t know,” I admitted finally, my voice hollow as my eyes stayed fixed on the television screen. Some movie was playing but the noise was nothing but background static to me. I wasn’t watching. How could I when my mind was elsewhere.

Lara’s arms circled me from behind, giving me a warm back hug. Her presence should have been enough to calm me, yet I still felt my stomach twisting.

“Don’t take his child away from him,” she whispered carefully, as though afraid I would snap at her words.

I closed my eyes, letting the weight of her advice sink in. “I know I shouldn
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