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CHAPTER 69 — The Girl Who Saved Me

Author: Chloee Ariadne
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-07 15:27:52

~ ALISTAIR ~

The city had already gone back to its usual rhythm—and my desk was buried in papers, but I hadn’t touched a single one in the last twenty minutes.

Instead, my mind was still by the shore, while my fingers traced the smooth curve of the small handmade bracelet lying in my palm. Tiny shells, each one unique. I knew where they came from the moment I saw them.

Long Beach Island.

A soft smile pulled at my lips as the memory washed over me.

I was seventeen when Simon and I went there for an outdoor activity. We used to go almost every weekend—kayaking, chasing waves, wasting time like the world wasn’t waiting for us to grow up.

I could still hear our laughter—loud and carefree, mixing with the wind.

And then there was that one day—the one that stayed in my memory all these years.

I met a girl. She couldn’t have been older than twelve. She was kneeling on the sand, hair dancing with the sea breeze, her hands busy collecting shells one by one.

I’d stopped nearby, curious about wh
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