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Ryder

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Chapter 114 — Ryder

Ryder’s pov

I woke up before the alarm went off. The room was still dark, a thin line of morning light sliding through the curtains. My phone buzzed once on the nightstand, but I didn’t check it. I just stared at the ceiling for a while, trying to get my thoughts straight.

For some reason, my mind kept circling back to Ollie.

It wasn’t even seven yet, but I already knew he’d be awake. He was always up early, no matter how tired he looked the day before. I could picture him perfectly—sitting by the window, his knees pulled to his chest, that quiet frown on his face like he was thinking about something too heavy for someone his age.

I didn’t know when I started noticing things like that. Or when I started caring so much.

The past few weeks had been strange. Ollie used to keep a certain distance from everyone. Even when we were in the same room, there was this invisible line between us, like he’d built a wall nobody was allowed to cross. But lately, I’d been catching
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