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Chapter 19
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2026-04-29 19:00:00CHAPTER 19: THE MISUNDERSTANDING
I do not sleep.
I pace instead. Six steps to the window. Six steps back. The locket sits on the table and I do not touch it again because touching it makes me think about Darius's hands on my shoulders and that makes something cold crawl under my skin.
I write instead. Notes. Plans. Talking points for tomorrow's candidate forum. I fill three pages and then read them back and they are good, which surprises me, because my hands
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