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CHAPTER 27: Jess's Apartment

Author: Roseheart
last update publish date: 2026-05-26 17:06:36
**Jax**

The brownstone apartment felt like a win. Jess was buzzing as we signed the papers, talking nonstop about where she'd put her bed and how she'd paint the walls some bright color. I nodded along, forcing a smile, but that knot in my chest wouldn't loosen. She looked happy. Healthy even. But all I could picture was that hospital call last year, her in a bed looking too small and broken.

We grabbed takeout after and ate on the floor of her new place, boxes stacked around us. "You don't go
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