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Chapter 235

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~CELINE POV~

The house had never felt so full and yet so quiet at the same time. It was almost unsettling how peace could hum beneath noise, how even laughter carried a trace of ache once you started counting days. My suitcase sat by the closet, still open, half-packed, like it was waiting for me to change my mind.

I had told Hunter a hundred times that it would only be two months....eight short weeks in Paris.....but saying it out loud never stopped the lump that rose in my throat every time I looked at that suitcase.

Blake and Caroline arrived in the afternoon, armed with enough wine and energy to drown any hint of nerves I might have had. Blake burst through the door first, already talking before her heels had even crossed the marble.

"Alright, Mrs. Reid," she announced, tossing her bag on the couch, "if this is supposed to be your Paris send-off, I expect French music, questionable snacks, and absolutely no tears until at least the second bottle."

Caroline followed behind, rollin
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