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Chapter Sixty One

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-03-30 20:20:12

Juniper

The walk home felt longer than usual.

Or maybe it was just me—dragging my feet, my thoughts heavier than my body. Jasmine had offered to come with me, but I told her I needed space. I don’t think she believed me, but she let me go anyway.

Archer didn’t.

I could hear his footsteps behind me at first. Not close enough to crowd me, but not far enough to disappear either. Just… there. Like he always was.

“Juniper,” he called softly.

I stopped.

For a second, I considered pretending I didn’t
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