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Chapter 14

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The Night He Followed Her

Saturday arrived dressed in rain and silence.

Elena spent most of the afternoon standing in front of her closet without truly seeing any of the dresses hanging before her.

The gallery event.

She still wasn’t sure why agreeing to go felt so emotionally dangerous.

It was only art.

Music.

Conversation.

Yet somehow it felt bigger than that.

Because this was the first thing she had chosen entirely for herself in years.

No business obligation.

No charity appearanc
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truee this so depressing somehow:((
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after this novel... I might need a therapist... this is incredibly devastating ...
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